Security News

Senators Push for FTC Probe Into Amazon Over Capital One
2019-10-25 12:04

Lawmakers Ask FTC to Investigate Whether Amazon Broke Federal LawDemocratic lawmakers are urging the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to open an investigation into whether Amazon violated federal law...

Stalker app maker Retina-X settles FTC charges
2019-10-24 09:59

It's the first time we've gone after a stalking app, the FTC said. In this case, that would be a stalking app that got breached - twice.

FTC Cracks Down on Stalkerware With Retina-X App Bans
2019-10-22 20:05

The FTC has banned the sale of three apps - marketed to monitor children and employees - unless the developers can prove that the apps will be used for legitimate purposes.

How Has FTC Data Security Enforcement Changed?
2019-10-15 19:33

In the wake of a federal appeals court ruling last year vacating a Federal Trade Commission enforcement action against LabMD, the FTC's data security consent orders are becoming far more detailed...

Match knowingly puts people at risk from scammers, FTC charges
2019-09-27 10:37

Match.com allegedly put users on its free version at risk - by not filtering out communications that it knew were from fake accounts.

Privacy Advocates Criticize FTC's Google Settlement
2019-09-04 21:33

Google to Pay $170 Million Fine for YouTube's Privacy ViolationsGoogle will pay a $170 million fine to settle allegations that its YouTube subsidiary illegally collected personal information about...

Don’t fall for fake Equifax settlement sites, warns FTC
2019-08-07 11:34

Equifictitious sites popped up within days of Equifax agreeing to pay up to $700m to settle claims over the 2017 data breach.

FTC Warns Cash Option May be Small for Equifax Settlement
2019-08-01 15:20

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday told consumers affected by the Equifax data breach that they are unlikely to get the full $125 cash payment that many sought. read more

Hey, if you could all not apply for the $125 from Equifax and just take the free ID monitoring, that would be great – FTC
2019-07-31 20:23

Not enough settlement cash to go around, sighs watchdog America's trade watchdog is officially telling millions in the US not to apply for the $125 it promised each of them as part of a deal it...

Lawmakers, Privacy Advocates Slam FTC's Facebook Settlement
2019-07-25 18:48

Critics Say the Deal Doesn't Do Enough to Protect Users' PrivacyFacebook's $5 billion privacy settlement with the FTC this week did little to satisfy critics who argue that the social media giant...