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Facebook tricked kids into in-game purchases, say privacy advocates
Unsealed court documents show that Facebook referred to big-spending kids as “whales” – a term borrowed from the casino industry.
YouTube subscribers getting spammed by celebrity imposters
YouTube personality Philip DeFranco warned that the messages pretending to be from him and other top influencers are scams.
Tim Cook demands a way for users to delete their personal data
The Apple CEO wants the FTC to set up a data-broker clearinghouse so people can see the data that companies have collected on them.
Those are NOT your grandchildren! FTC warns of new scam
Grandkid imposters are managing to finagle a skyrocketing amount of money out of people, the FTC warns.
Should company bosses face jail for mishandling your privacy?
A proposed bill calls for executives to be jailed for not protecting consumers’ data, or at least for lying about it.
California bill regulates IoT for first time in US
California looks set to regulate IoT devices, becoming the first US state to do so and beating the Federal Government to the post.
Elderly victims conned out of millions by tech support scammer
The FTC has been battling tech support scams for years, especially ones targeting older citizens who are seen by fraudsters everywhere as susceptible to these cons.
Facebook defends practice of giving deep data access to device makers
They’re not “outsiders,” Facebook says. They’re part of Facebook, helping to make Facebook play nicely with their devices.
Budget Android manufacturer Blu settles with FTC over privacy fiasco
These are the phones that were calling home to Shanghai every 72 hours, with no opt-in or notice, to hand over a whole lot of PII.