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Security Seal provider to settle FTC charges

by certifiedbug on March 3, 2010

in Internet Security

FTC Press Release 2/25/2010.

ControlScan, a company that consumers have relied on to certify the privacy and security of online retailers and other Web sites, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled consumers about how often it monitored the sites and the steps it took to verify their privacy and security practices. The settlements will bar future misrepresentations. The founder and former Chief Executive Officer has entered into a separate settlement that requires him to give up $102,000 in ill-gotten gains.

Third-party privacy and security certification programs like ControlScan are used by Web sites to assure visitors and customers that the site is secure and consumers can feel confident about providing personal and financial information. Certification companies provide privacy and security “seals” to convey that an independent party is auditing the practices of the site regularly to be sure its data is not vulnerable.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/02/controlscan.shtm

Hat tip: http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2010/02/controlscan_settles_misreprese.php

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FTC Warns of Widespread Consumer Data Breaches on P2P

by certifiedbug on February 24, 2010

in Internet Security

Press Release.

Widespread Data Breaches Uncovered by FTC Probe

The Federal Trade Commission has notified almost 100 organizations that personal information, including sensitive data about customers and/or employees, has been shared from the organizations’ computer networks and is available on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks to any users of those networks, who could use it to commit identity theft or fraud. The agency also has opened non-public investigations of other companies whose customer or employee information has been exposed on P2P networks. To help businesses manage the security risks presented by file-sharing software, the FTC is releasing new education materials that present the risks and recommend ways to manage them.

http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2010/02/p2palert.shtm

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FTC Cracks Down on Con Artists Targeting Jobless Americans

February 18, 2010

Press Release.
Scams Prey on Victims of the Recession With Bogus Job, Money-Making Schemes

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a new crackdown on con artists who are preying on unemployed Americans with job-placement and work-at-home scams, promoting empty promises that they can help people get jobs in the federal government, as movie extras, or as mystery [...]

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FTC Lodges Contempt Charge Against BlueHippo

November 13, 2009

Press Release
The Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to issue a contempt order against BlueHippo, a company that collected more than $15 million from consumers based on claims that it would finance their purchases of new computers, but delivered neither the financing nor the financed computers, in violation of a 2008 court order. [...]

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FTC Shuts Down Rogue Internet Service Provider, Pricewert LLC

June 4, 2009

Press release
A rogue Internet Service Provider that recruits, knowingly hosts, and actively participates in the distribution of spam, child pornography, and other harmful electronic content has been shut down by a district court judge at the request of the Federal Trade Commission. The ISP’s upstream providers and data centers have disconnected its servers from the [...]

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FTC- AnnualCreditReport.com only authorized source

March 20, 2009

FTC Releases Spoof Videos with a Serious Message

Despite the musical claims of some TV commercials, the only authorized source to get your free annual credit report under federal law is AnnualCreditReport.com. To reinforce this message, the Federal Trade Commission is featuring two new videos with their own catchy tunes. Both videos are available at [...]

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Innovative Marketing Update

February 11, 2009

Sandi at Spyware Sucks.
I’ll include some history of events so that you can get a sense of perspective with regards to the time frame around these events.
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous, and an update about the status of the FTC versus Innovative Marketing et al lawsuit
Certifiedbug:
Federal Trade Commission bites Innovative Marketing (WinFixer and [...]

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FTC complaint against Innovative Marketing

December 10, 2008

PDF here, these people are scary.

More than one million consumers have been scammed into purchasing the Defendants’ software products to remove non-existent problems “detected” by the Defendants’ fake scans. The rogues invariably scared users into believing their computer was infested by malicious files, programs or “illegal” pornography, inducing panic and a purchase which led to [...]

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Federal Trade Commission bites Innovative Marketing (WinFixer and other Rogues)

December 10, 2008

FTC Press Release
Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has issued a temporary halt to a massive “scareware” scheme, which falsely claimed that scans had detected viruses, spyware, and illegal pornography on consumers’ computers. According to the FTC, the scheme has tricked more than one million [...]

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U.S. District Court denies FTC Request to Ban RemoteSpy

December 8, 2008

Press release.
Orlando, FL (PRWEB) December 4, 2008 — On November 25, 2008, the U.S. District Court denied a proposed ban of the remotely-deployed computer monitoring software product, RemoteSpy, sold by CyberSpy Software, LLC. As of December 3, 2008, RemoteSpy is once again available for sale and users of the popular software can once again access [...]

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