When researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication conducted a survey to see if “informed consent” practices are…
Tag: Federal Trade Commission
To settle with the DoJ, Uber must confess to a cover-up. And it did.
Uber covered up the 2016 data breach that affected its 57 million customers and drivers. The confession came as part of…
The FTC will go after companies misusing location, health, and other sensitive data
After the overturning of Roe V Wade, many feared that using, having access to, and sharing reproductive and sexual health data—once…
LGBTQ+ community targeted by extortionists who threaten to publish nudes
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has warned the LGBTQ+ community about extortionists posing as potential romantic partners on Grindr and Feeld….
5 ways to avoid being catfished
Today, many Americans will head out to the water—not to swim, but to catch a catfish in time for National Catfish…
More than a quarter of Americans fell for robocall scam calls in past year
More and more Americans have been falling victim to phone scams since 2019. According to the latest report from Truecaller (Google…
Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have ordered Twitter to pay a $150M penalty for using…
How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day approaching, you can be sure that the scammers will want to take advantage of lovebirds everywhere. From romance…
FTC bans SpyFone and its CEO from continuing to sell stalkerware
Nearly two years after the US Federal Trade Commission first took aim against mobile apps that can non-consensually track people’s locations…
The many ways you can be scammed on Facebook, part II
In part 1 of this article series, we looked at data mining schemes, scam ad campaigns, concert tickets scams, and PayPal…