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FTC settles with advertiser for spam campaign

2008-01-30 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
An online advertiser that drove traffic to its Web sites by sending out spam with misleading subject lines has agreed to settle a U.S. Federal Communications Commission complaint charging that it failed to tell consumers they had to spend money to receive so-called free products, the FTC announced Wednesday
 
Tags: web sites, ftc, free products, spam, online advertiser, subject lines, traffic, money, receive
 
 
 
 
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FTC data: Telcos, banks are top targets for ID theft

2008-02-28 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
...FTC data compiled by the University of California, Berkeley Fundamental Principles of Network Security Advertisement Protect the organization. Learn the 'Need To Know' aspects of network security. Free paper from APC
 
Tags: network security, ftc data, federal trade commission, companies account, fundamental principles, free paper, advertisement, half, california
 
 
 
 
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FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis

2008-03-28 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
The FTC has settled data breach complaints against TJX and LexisNexis, ordering the two companies to set up comprehensive information security programs and submit to biennial data security audits for the next 20 years
 
Tags: data breach complaints, tjx, lexisnexis, ftc, submit, companies, set
 
 
 
 
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BurnLounge promoter settles FTC complaint

2008-07-01 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
A promoter of a digital music service accused by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of running an illegal pyramid scheme has settled the agency's complaints and will pay a fine of US$20,000, the FTC announced Tuesday
 
Tags: digital music service, illegal pyramid scheme, federal trade commission, ftc, promoter, complaints, us20, tuesday, fine
 
 
 
 
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FTC: stealth enforcement or no enforcement?

2008-07-10 00:00:00 by Scott Bradner in Network World on Security
 
...FTCs 1,087 or so "active employees" have better things to do than deal with this type of lawbreaker. (The FTC seems to be paying about the same level of attention to enforcing the very weak CAN-SPAM law your tax dollars not at work
 
Tags: weak can-spam law, federal trade commission, tax dollars, ftc, active employees, deal, fax, ftcs, stop
 
 
 
 
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New Privacy Policy Wrinkles: Online Behavioral Advertising; and Potential new EU Data Protection Policy

2008-01-31 11:24:31 by Geoffrey Turner in Security & Risk Management
 
...FTC and the Senate were addressing not only anti-trust risks for competition but also the implications for consumer privacy of a merger of the leading Web search engine and leading behavioral advertising provider The discussion led the FTC to suggest last month that Web advertisers using behavioral targeting consider adopting several privacy...
 
Tags: consumer, consumer protection, privacy policy, consumer choice, consumer data, constitutes sensitive data, sensitive data, protection, ftc staff
 
 
 
 
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President's ID Theft Task Force issues strategic plan -- does it go far enough?

2007-05-02 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...FTC) Chairman Deborah Majoras, was established by an executive order from President Bush in May 2006. Attorney General Gonzales and Chairman Majoras released the plan in coordination with a national FTC forum on identity protection and authentication issues: Proof Positive -- New Directions for ID Authentication
 
Tags: plan, president, strategic plan, ftc, task force, national ftc forum, alberto gonzales, authentication, authentication issues
 
 
 
 
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The Naval Surface Warfare Center warns employees

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2008-01-16 09:51:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...FTC) are available at www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft href="http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html" target=" blank www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/websites/idtheft.html href="http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm" target=" blank NSWCDD">www.ssa.gov/pubs/idtheft.htm NSWCDD follows the Department of the Navys policy for...
 
Tags: company data destruction, company data, employees personal information, personal information, destruction, information, information security, employees, employment information
 
 
 
 
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KimsCrafts e-commerce breach affects 4,500

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2007-12-14 16:08:39 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...FTC) at 877-ID-THEFT (4338-4338 We value your business and your privacy, and we genuinely apologize for any inconvenience and concern this has caused Please contact us with any further questions at 800-830-5480x21 Commentary I don't know how large KimsCrafts is in terms of how much business they do or how many customer records they retain,...
 
Tags: kimscrafts, breach, e-commerce, credit file, credit, credit card data, kimscrafts e-commerce site, data, data security firm
 
 
 
 
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Some IPFW students exposed through malware

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2007-11-29 13:26:49 by Evan Francen in