Financial tech firms disagree on ban of customer data screen-scraping

They use it to offer things like budgeting apps. It puts passwords and privacy at risk, but some say they can’t afford to build APIs instead.

FTC settles first crowdfunding case over deceptive Kickstarter project – but don’t expect a refund

The FTC just settled its first case involving crowdfunding against a man who pocketed $122,000 in contributions on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter without delivering the project – but he’s not going to have to pay them back.