Topic: U.S. Federal Trade Commission

consumeraffairs.com | 2010-03-14 07:05:04
Feds report surge due largely to increase in advanced fee scams

Online crime complaints increased substantially once again last year, according to a report by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) -- a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). The IC3 says it received a total of 336,655 complaints, a 22.3 percent increase ...

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consumeraffairs.com | 2010-03-14 07:05:04
Lawsuit, FTC investigation spelled end for competition

When Netflix finally announced the winners of its three-year, $1 million contest last fall, the buzz was so great that the company wasted no time in announcing a sequel. That contest gave consumers all over the world the chance to compete to improve the company's movie-recommendation algorithm. Contestants were given access to ...

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SC Magazine | 2010-03-13 11:05:05
LifeLock will pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the Tempe, Ariz.-based company made false claims that its product could prevent identity theft.

LifeLock will pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and $1 million to a group of 35 ...

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consumeraffairs.com | 2010-03-10 07:05:09
Settlement bars company from misrepresenting its supposed identity-theft protection service

LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false claims to promote its identity theft protection services, which it widely advertised by displaying the CEO’s Social ...

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Netflix Prize Scrapped Over Privacy Concerns

PC Magazine | 2010-03-15 06:03:29

Terms for Int’l Matchmaking Toughened

Korea Times | 2010-03-15 06:00:15

10 Things the College-Prep Industry Won't Tell You

SmartMoney | 2010-03-15 05:53:30

Blaming Big Oil

LA Times | 2010-03-15 03:11:10

CF urges FTC to probe egg pricing

China Post | 2010-03-14 22:26:37

NetFlix Cancels Recommendation Contest After Privacy Lawsuit

Wired: Threat Level | 2010-03-12 14:58:44

Google Must Change Acquisition Strategy As FTC Likely To Block Deals

Silicon Valley Watcher | 2010-03-11 20:31:40

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