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How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day

February 7, 2022 admin 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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New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users

December 17, 2019 admin 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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Here are the most popular robocall scams and how to avoid them

November 6, 2019 admin banks, chinese robocalls, chinese scams, chinese student scams, fake kidnapping scams, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Immigration, irs, phones, robocall, robocall scams, robocalls, SCAM, scams, Social Security, Tax, visas

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2019 18:52:11 +0000

We dip back into robocall scams, exploring some of the most popular tricks and tactics used to part people from their money and personal information.

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Scams

Tags: banks chinese robocalls chinese scams chinese student scams fake kidnapping scams Federal Trade Commission FTC immigration IRS phones robocall robocall scams robocalls scam social security tax visas

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Stalkerware developer dealt new blow by FTC

October 29, 2019 admin Capital One, consent agreement, consent order, data breach, data breaches, Equifax, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, ftc bureau of consumer protection, Marriott, mobilespy, motherboard, national domestic violence hotline, National Network to End Domestic Violence, phonesheriff, retina-x, retina-x studios, stalkerware, StealthGenie, Teensafe, Uber, US Federal Trade Commission, vice

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 15:56:37 +0000

A new government front has emerged against stalkerware—the US Federal Trade Commission. Following enforcement against Retina-X and its founder, what’s next?

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Stalkerware

Tags: Capital One consent agreement consent order data breach data breaches Equifax Federal Trade Commission FTC FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Marriott MobileSpy Motherboard national domestic violence hotline National Network to End Domestic Violence PhoneSheriff Retina-X Retina-X Studios stalkerware StealthGenie TeenSafe Uber US Federal Trade Commission Vice

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CEOs offer their own view of a US data privacy law

September 19, 2019 admin Brave, Brave browser, Business Roundatble, California, California Consumer Privacy Act, Center for Democracy and Technology, consumer privacy, consumer privacy law, Data Privacy, data privacy law, data privacy laws, data privacy legislation, eff, Electronic Frontier Foundation, EU, European Union, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Maine, Montana, nevada, pay-for-privacy, privacy, Purism, Senator Ron Wyden, Technet, US data privacy laws, US data privacy legislation, US Federal Trade Commission, Vermont

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 15:54:43 +0000

Should this proposed privacy law come into effect, if a company violates that law, you, your neighbor, and your family do not have the right to sue them.

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Privacy

Tags: Brave Brave browser Business Roundatble California California Consumer Privacy Act Center for Democracy and Technology consumer privacy consumer privacy law Data privacy data privacy law data privacy laws data privacy legislation EFF Electronic Frontier Foundation EU European Union facebook Federal Trade Commission gdpr General Data Protection Regulation Maine montana Nevada pay-for-privacy Purism Senator Ron Wyden Technet US data privacy laws US data privacy legislation US Federal Trade Commission Vermont

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How to get your Equifax money and stay safe doing it

July 30, 2019 admin awareness, credit monitoring, data breach, data breach settlement, Equifax, EU, European Union, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, fraud prevention, FTC, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Identity Theft, phishing, scams, settlement, Social Security numbers

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Equifax has been ordered to pay at least $650 million in relation to its enormous 2017 data breach. Users who were affected might be eligible for a claim. But watch out for scams!

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Awareness

Tags: credit monitoring data breach data breach settlement Equifax EU European Union Federal Trade Commission fraud fraud prevention FTC gdpr General Data Protection Regulation identity theft phishing scams settlement social security numbers

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A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 admin a week in security, AdwCleaner, Amazong, BlueKeep, Cloud Security, Elasticsearch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FaceApp, Facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Flight 17, FTC, Malaysian Airlines, Marcus Hutchins, Office 365, Online privacy, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Phobos, pre-installed software, ransomware, Ring doorbell, Russia, russian disinformation, stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, WannaCry, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security AdwCleaner Amazong BlueKeep cloud security Elasticsearch Electronic Privacy Information Center FaceApp facebook Federal Trade Commission Flight 17 FTC Malaysian Airlines Marcus Hutchins office 365 online privacy parental monitoring parental monitoring apps Phobos pre-installed software ransomware Ring doorbell russia russian disinformation stalkerware US Federal Trade Commission WannaCry week in security

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A week in security (May 27 – June 2)

June 3, 2019 admin a week in security, Amazon, atm attacks, ATM fraud, baltimore, chrome, City of Baltimore, Department of Justice, doom, Federal Trade Commission, G Suite, gandcrab, gandcrab ransomware, Gmail, google, Google Chrome, hidden bee, justice department, NIST, privacy framework, protonmail, ransomware, Week in security, Youtube

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:09:55 +0000

A roundup of security news from May 27–June 2, including a look at 2019 ransomware outbreaks in the Unites States, ATM fraud, NIST’s privacy framework, more legal problems for Google and Facebook, and more.

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A week in security

Tags: a week in security amazon atm attacks atm fraud baltimore chrome City of Baltimore Department of Justice Doom Federal Trade Commission G Suite gandcrab gandcrab ransomware gmail Google Google Chrome hidden bee Justice Department NIST privacy framework protonmail ransomware week in security youtube

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