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Connected Cars: Privacy, Security Issues Related to Connected, Automated Vehicles
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The Federal Trade Commission and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) held a workshop on June 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C., to examine the consumer privacy and security issues...
FTC, NHTSA Workshop to Focus on Privacy, Security Issues Related to Connected Cars
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will hold a workshop on June 28, 2017 in Washington, D.C., to examine the consumer privacy and...
FTC Wraps up Major Phone Cramming Case as Remaining Defendants Settle Charges
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The remaining defendants behind a massive landline cramming operation agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they placed more than $70 million in unauthorized charges on consumers’...
FTC Announces Final Agenda for Connected Cars Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the final agenda for its June 28, 2017, workshop to examine the consumer privacy and security issues posed by automated and connected cars. FTC Acting...
FTC Offers Comment on Process Aimed at Improving Security of Internet of Things Devices
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The Federal Trade Commission has submitted public comments to a working group convened by the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) that is...
FTC Announces Third PrivacyCon, Calls for Presentations
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Building on the success of its two previous PrivacyCon events, the Federal Trade Commission is announcing a call for presentations for its third PrivacyCon, which will take place on February 28, 2018...
Operators of Tech Support Scam Settle FTC Charges
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As part of its ongoing crackdown against tech support scams, the Federal Trade Commission has obtained settlements with a group of St. Louis-based defendants who used deceptive Internet pop-up ads to...
FTC, State of Georgia Obtain Court Order Permanently Halting Electronics Buyback Scheme
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A Federal court has granted a request from the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Georgia to permanently bar the deceptive business practices of an electronics buyback company that misled...
Refunds Now Available from Amazon for Unauthorized In-App Purchases
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Amazon.com, Inc. has begun offering refunds to consumers for unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children. More than $70 million in charges incurred between November 2011 and May 2016 may be...
FTC Conference to Focus on Evolution of Identity Theft
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WHAT: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will host an all-day conference to take a comprehensive look at how identity theft has evolved over the last decade and what we can do to address this challenge...
FTC and Federal, State and International Partners Announce Major Crackdown on Tech Support Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with federal, state and international law enforcement partners, today announced “Operation Tech Trap,” a nationwide and international crackdown on tech support...
FTC Announces Final Agenda for Identity Theft Conference
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the final agenda for a conference that will examine the state of identity theft now and how it may evolve in the future. The event will take place on May 24...
FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Privacy, Security Issues to be Examined As Part of Connected Cars Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline until May 1 for the public to submit comments on topics that should be examined as part of a June 28, 2017 workshop on the consumer privacy and...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to TRUSTE’s COPPA Safe Harbor Program
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes to TRUSTe’s safe harbor program under the agency’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule. The FTC’s COPPA Rule includes a “safe...
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