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Should companies be held responsible for a customer data breach? [POLL]

Posted on August 27, 2015 by nocrackingzone

How much of the blame should you shoulder if you could have done more to protect your network and your customers? Have your say in our poll…

LifeLock’s woes continue as FTC claims violation of 2010 settlement

Posted on July 22, 2015 by nocrackingzone

LifeLock hasn’t abided by the 2010 settlement which required the company to stop making misleading claims that “guaranteed” customers would be protected against identity theft, according to the FTC.

How 153 robocalls cost one company $229,500

Posted on July 10, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Araceli King has been awarded $229,500 after Time Warner Cable kept on calling, even after she sued.

Do Americans have the same right as Europeans to be “forgotten” by Google?

Posted on July 10, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Europeans have the right to request the removal of links in search engine results, thanks to a May 2014 court ruling, but should Americans also have the “right to be forgotten”? Consumer Watchdog says “Yes, definitely”.

FTC acts against dodgy mobile app that mined Dogecoin behind your back

Posted on June 30, 2015 by nocrackingzone

The app was called “Prized,” but it was the app vendor that took the prizes by co-opting your phone into a cryptocurrency mining botnet.

Uber wants even more customer data – EPIC asks FTC to slam on the brakes

Posted on June 24, 2015 by nocrackingzone

Uber wants location data when the app’s running in the background (even when it’s off on iOS), location data from IP address, and users’ contact lists.

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

Posted on June 12, 2015 by nocrackingzone

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.