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The Latest in Creepy Spyware

Schneier on Security

Where are the consumer protection agencies? "That was an error on our part.". They should be all over this. And while they're figuring out which laws Google broke, they should also look at American Airlines.

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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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AI Regulation in Finance: Steering the Future with Consumer Protection at the Helm

Centraleyes

The AI revolution in finance presents numerous opportunities and, simultaneously, the potential for many risks , specifically regarding consumer protection. Financial institutions must emphasize trust-building measures by preserving data privacy and consumer protection to mitigate risk in AI systems.

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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. If they picked up, they were presented with recorded messages. Scott Rhodes spoofed his telephone number, so it appeared to his targets that he was calling from a local phone number.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

” Even though the virtual office manager had the presence of mind to take photocopies of the driver’s licenses presented by the people arriving to pick up the fraudulent shipments, the local police seemed largely uninterested in pursuing the case, Russell said. ” RECYCLING VICTIMS.

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Student Sues Whiteworth University for Ransomware Attack

CyberSecurity Insiders

Patrick Loyola is the student who filed the suit as the University failed to protect the data storage servers that stored highly sensitive information about former and present students.

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Indiana sues TikTok, describes it as "Chinese Trojan Horse"

Malwarebytes

The second suit claims that TikTok violated consumer protection laws by not disclosing that China has access to sensitive user data. TikTok is a wolf in sheep's clothing," court documents read, echoing what Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr said about TikTok back in July.