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Tag Archives: ftc
Proposed bill pushes informed consent for P2P sharing
As reported by Ars Technica and others, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-WA) and the rest of the House Energy & Commerce Committee are pushing a bill that requires peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications to provide informed consent before installation and before … Continue reading
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FTC warns about bank merger phishing attacks
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an alert this week about an uptick in phishing attacks preying on people whose banks have recently failed or been purchased: Phishers (pronounced “fishers’) may send attention-getting emails that look like they’re coming … Continue reading
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FTC updates OnGuardOnline.gov
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has upgraded the content on its public information (about online safety) website, OnGuardOnline.gov: Since its launch in September 2005, more than 8.5 million visitors have learned about computer security at OnGuardOnline.gov and AlertaEnLinea.gov, its Spanish-language … Continue reading
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Senate hears testimony on spyware
A U.S. Senate hearing was scheduled today to hear testimony on the issue of spyware, with the conversation focused primarily around the “Counter Spy Act of 2007″:http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s110-1625, proposed last year by Arkansas Senator Mark Pryor. The bill provides some very … Continue reading
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FTC forces pornographic ad pusher to clean up
The FTC this week reached a settlement with the owners of AdultFriendFinder.com over misuse of pornographic pop-up ads. The ads covered users’ full screens and showed pornographic content to users of search engines, including many who had never requested an … Continue reading
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StopBadware hosts Spyware Roundtable in DC
Yesterday, StopBadware hosted a Spyware Roundtable conversation in Washington, DC, gathering leaders in spyware research and policy to discuss emerging trends and potential remedies to badware threats. With Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz in attendance, much of the conversation centered … Continue reading
