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National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Webroot

Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW). During this time, many government agencies and consumer protection organizations come together to help educate consumers on how to keep their personal and financial information secure.

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Trump 2.0 Brings Cuts to Cyber, Consumer Protections

Krebs on Security

One month into his second term, President Trump’s actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. CONSUMER PROTECTION? The event featured images of Trump depicted as Caesar.

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CPDP 2021 – Moderator: Brent R. Homan ‘When Regulatory Worlds Collide – The Intersection Of Privacy, Competition And Consumer Protection’

Security Boulevard

Our sincere thanks to CPDP 2021 - Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference for publishing their well-crafted videos on the organization's YouTube channel. Homan ‘When Regulatory Worlds Collide – The Intersection Of Privacy, Competition And Consumer Protection’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Disturbing robocaller fined $9.9 million

Malwarebytes

The court also imposed an injunction prohibiting any future violations of the Truth in Caller ID Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Those messages typically addressed tragic and controversial events that took place in the region. If they picked up, they were presented with recorded messages.

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How to Not Get Scammed Buying Tickets

Identity IQ

If attending the biggest sporting events, festivals and concerts is a big part of your vacation plans, it can be a bummer to find out that the ticket deal you scored is a scam. It gives them the perfect opportunity to sell you a fake ticket that won’t get accepted at the event. How to Not Get Scammed Buying Tickets. IdentityIQ.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

One of those victims is another victim on the gang’s target list obtained by Hold Security — Mary McMahan , owner of Fan Experiences , an event management company in Winter Park, Fla. For example, only recently did the three major consumer reporting bureaus allow all U.S.

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News alert: Vaultinum rolls out ‘Timestamping’ solution to enhance promotional price transparency

The Last Watchdog

This directive significantly increases the penalties associated with misleading promotions, fake reviews and aggressive door-to-door selling, in order to strengthen consumer protection, especially for those who shop online. The text provides for heavy fines and even imprisonment for companies that do not ensure strict compliance.