FTC Takes on Sanford Wallace... Again

"Earlier this week, the FTC filed a new brief against notorious spammer/spyware purveyor Sanford Wallace, and his partner Walter Rines, for violating the default judgment against them that was originally based on CDT’s 2004 petition. Good to see that the Commission is not...

Group files FTC complaint against AOL

"SAN FRANCISCO - The backlash against AOL's recent release of its subscribers' search requests continued Wednesday as a privacy rights group filed a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging the breach was intentional. AOL spokesman Andrew Weinstein denied the allegation...

FTC levies fine against big-league spammers

The FTC said it has closed down a spam operation in California that sent millions of unwanted messages to online users across the country and fined the companies involved about $2.4 million. But based on the...

AT&T forwards all Internet traffic into NSA, says EFF

EFF's evidence regarding AT&T's dragnet surveillance of its networks includes a declaration by Mark Klein, a retired AT&T telecommunications technician, and several internal AT&T documents. This evidence...

Mainstream advertisers financing adware

"Large well-respected companies are helping to fund the virulent spread of unwanted and potentially harmful adware by paying for advertisements generated by those programs."

Google subpoenaed to turn over deleted Gmail messages

"In a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission, a subpoena was sent to Google for the complete contents of a Gmail account, including deleted e-mail messages. Google's privacy policy says ''residual copies of...

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