FTC stories

Emerge & SquareOne introduce Blue tick email verification in NZ
Wed, 24th Jul 2024
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cloud services
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federal trade commission
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customer service
Emerge and SquareOne introduce Blue tick email verification to combat phishing scams in New Zealand, enhancing trust and security in fintech communications.

Rise in Valentine's Day scamming on dating apps, warns Cequence Security
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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advanced persistent threat protection
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ai
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ftc
This Valentine's Day, Cequence Security's alarming research reveals an increase in scamming activity on dating apps, with fraudsters posing as romantic prospects to exploit users financially.

Facebook finalises 20-year privacy plan
Mon, 13th Aug 2012
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data privacy
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google
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ftc
Facebook settles on a 20-year plan, including biennial privacy audits, after FTC accusations of exposing user data.

Google pays record privacy penalty
Fri, 10th Aug 2012
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google
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ftc
Google hit with a record £22.5m fine for privacy breaches, failing to honour user settings in Safari. The tech giant disputes wrongful data collection claims.

Huge fine for Kiwi spammer
Tue, 1st Dec 2009
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ftc
Kiwi spammer Lance Atkinson fined USD $15.15 million by a US judge for leading an international spam network, plus additional penalties for associates.