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How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2022 0 Comments bbb, better business bureau, child sexual abuse, e-cards, fake dating sites, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, john wallace, lockdown loneliness, malware, online scam, phishing, romance scam, Scam, scams, sextortion, social media scams, social media shopping, survey scams, valentine's day, valentine's day scams, wymoo

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000

From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day.

Categories: Scams

Tags: BBB Better Business Bureau child sexual abuse e-cards fake dating sites Federal Trade Commission FTC John Wallace lockdown loneliness malware online scam phishing romance scam scam sextortion social media scams social media shopping survey scams valentine’s day Valentine's Day scams Wymoo

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Senator calls for dedicated US data protection agency

February 17, 2020 0 Comments california consumer protection act, CCPA, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data protection, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Government security, kirsten gillibrand, Law & order, online privacy, personal data, personally identifiable information, PII, Privacy, selling data

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 11:55:15 +0000

The US needs a data protection agency of its own, and Kirsten Gillibrand wants to be the one that makes it happen.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mOUsx7W00QI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue

February 3, 2020 0 Comments caller id, crackdown, do not call registry, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, FTC, Law & order, robocallers, robocalls, scammers, security threats, service providers, spoofing, voip

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 12:21:32 +0000

It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WgDkr2jGNg4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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YouTube to treat all kid-aimed videos like they’re COPPA-liable

January 8, 2020 0 Comments children online, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, Coppa, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Google, kids, Law & order, Privacy, youtube

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 12:29:40 +0000

The FTC can fine content creators up to $42,530 per violation – even though they don’t collect, receive, nor have access to kids’ data.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/_7NLfWyE57Q” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 0 Comments Big Tech, consumer online privacy rights act, copra, data portability, Data privacy, data privacy compliance, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, Federal Trade Commission, federal trade commission act, FTC, maria cantwell, pre-empt, pre-emption, Privacy, private right of action, right to access, right to correct, right to data security, right to delete, right to transparency, senator maria cantwell, US Federal Trade Commission

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 17:28:37 +0000

The Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would give everyday Americans the right to sue a company that violated their privacy rights, extending enforcement capabilities directly to the public.

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Privacy

Tags: Big Tech Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act COPRA data portability Data privacy data privacy compliance data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation Federal Trade Commission Federal Trade Commission Act FTC Maria Cantwell pre-empt pre-emption private right of action right to access right to correct right to data security right to delete right to transparency Senator Maria Cantwell US Federal Trade Commission

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FTC warns Christmas buyers that smart toys are a security risk

December 11, 2019 0 Comments children's privacy, Coppa, FTC, kids, Privacy, security threats, smart toys, vulnerability

Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 11:11:22 +0000

Thinking of giving a young person an internet-connected ‘smart’ toy this Christmas? You may want to think again.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/t82KjRHVgzo” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook users were duped by Cambridge Analytica, FTC rules

December 10, 2019 0 Comments 2016 US presidential election, Cambridge Analytica, cubeyou, data loss, eu-u.s. privacy shield, facebook, FTC, Global Science Research, gsr, gsrapp, Law & order, mypersonality, PII, Privacy, privacy shield, psychographic, psychometrics center, Social networks, targeted marketing, thisisyourdigitallife

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 10:55:38 +0000

Delete the data, and don’t do any of that again, the FTC told the data analytics company, which already filed for bankruptcy in 2018.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/1_W3PpVtWZk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 0 Comments al franken, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, Stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, TeenSafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, whatsapp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

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Stalkerware

Tags: Al Franken Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cyberstalk cyberstalking Department of Justice District Attorney domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violenc fbi Federal Wiretap Act Franken FTC Jackie’s Law MobileSpy National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV NSO Group online harassment Operation Safe Horizon PhoneSheriff Senator Al Franken stalkerware stalking StealthGenie TeenSafe US Attorney US Federal Trade Commission whatsapp Wiretap

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Data thieves blew cover after maxing out victim’s hard drive

November 15, 2019 0 Comments data hack, data loss, data theft, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, infotrax, Privacy, security threats, utah

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 12:02:36 +0000

The FTC has reached a settlement with InfoTrax after thieves stole a million sensitive customer records from its servers in 2016.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/W6A0rfdd15M” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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