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Social Media is a target for identity theft
(18 Mar 2010 00:31)
... more information that they can find the quicker you can become the victim." The Federal Trade Commission fears the rules to protect privacy have not kept up with the technology. ...
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Kena Kai Licenses Travelocity for Secure Travel Accessories
(18 Mar 2010 00:10)
... cards currently in use. "Each year, the Federal Trade Commission releases a Top 10 List of ... identity theft has been #1 on the FTC's list," offered Geb Masterson, president of . ...
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SxSW: The lines between privacy and publicity may be blurring. But they still matter.
(18 Mar 2010 00:19)
... in a story on online privacy, quoted Maneesha Mithal, associate director of the Federal Trade Commissions privacy division saying: Technology has rendered the conventional definition of personally identifiable information ...
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Ftc Role In Protecting Financial Services Consumers
(17 Mar 2010 23:13)
... Transportation Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance FTC ROLE IN PROTECTING FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSUMERS Roll ... protection and the important role of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It is an important follow-up ...
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Google Buzz Exemplifies Privacy Problems, FTC Commissioner Says
(17 Mar 2010 20:04)
... Googles social-networking service, Google Buzz, outgoing Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour said technology companies ... utmost importance, Ms. Harbour said during a Federal Trade Commission roundtable discussion about privacy Wednesday, speaking via ... heart. Ms. Harbours remarks started off the FTC discussion in Washington, where speakers are addressing ...
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FTC Sweep Uncovers Widespread P2P Data Leak
(17 Mar 2010 21:31)
... FTC Sweep Uncovers Widespread P2P Data Leak The ... and corporate computers. Late last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , among them schools and ...
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FTC member rips into Google's privacy efforts
(17 Mar 2010 17:31)
... or face tougher penalties from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a commissioner said Wednesday. Commissioner Pamela ... Pamela Jones Harbour, who is leaving the FTC next month, ripped into Google for the ...
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Outgoing FTC commissioner dings Google, Internet companies on privacy
(17 Mar 2010 20:28)
... privacy. And neither apparently does outgoing Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour, that Google, Facebook ... the privacy envelope," Harbour said during an FTC privacy workshop, according to PC World and ...
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FTC Hears Debate About Whether Privacy Polices Can Work
(17 Mar 2010 23:02)
... unless they opt in. Speaking at the Federal Trade Commission's roundtable discussion about online privacy, Hoofnagle, ... unmitigated disaster." He proposed that once the FTC decided to enforce privacy policies as if ...
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Google's Bungled Buzz Launch 'Irresponsible,' Says FTC Commissioner
(17 Mar 2010 20:33)
... Outgoing Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour had some choice words for Google today. In remarks delivered ...
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Protecting consumers in the marketplace
(17 Mar 2010 19:51)
... Congress is currently debating whether the Federal Trade Commission should be granted four new tools. ... Committee to Study the Role of the FTC in 1989, and as a current Commissioner, ...
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Singletary: Credit report access simplified
(17 Mar 2010 08:15)
... unfair credit card practices, also required the Federal Trade Commission to issue new rules to prevent ... Register notice about the rule changes, the FTC said a ban is more restrictive than ...
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"The Funeral Preplanning Guide" eBook Helps Consumers Save Money on Funerals
(17 Mar 2010 14:39)
... aware of their rights as consumers. The Federal Trade Commission estimates 20-40 percent of funeral homes ... flowers and other items yourself. According to FTC regulations, consumers have the right to purchase ...
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Many NYC Funeral Homes Deny Consumers Pricing Information
(17 Mar 2010 12:07)
... expensive caskets. New York City isn't the only area with problems. Undercover inspections by Federal Trade Commission investigators in nine states and the District of Columbia found significant violations of ...
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Himes offers consumer protection Web site
(17 Mar 2010 10:32)
... the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Trade Commission, the National Association of Attorneys General, the National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, ...
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