Google, YouTube to pay $170m for collecting data on kids for targeted advertising
YouTube banned from using behavioral advertising on kids content, but it’s not watertight.
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FTC commissioners: Facebook’s $5bn fine was too light
Facebook settles FTC privacy charges but two commissioners think the terms won't change the company's behavior.
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Equifax to pay up to $700m over 2017 breach, consumers can get up to $20,000 in cash
Equifax settlement comes ahead of Facebook’s expected $5bn penalty.
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Lenovo's Superfish bloatware scandal reveals a sneaky tactic we thought Microsoft had started
The VisualDiscovery Superfish adware that Lenovo loaded on to thousands of laptops not only slowed browsing but also used a sneaky opt-in practice that Microsoft later used with Windows 10.
Mark Hachman | 06 Sep | Read more
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Lenovo settles Superfish adware complaint, fined $3.5m
Lenovo settles with the FTC over its Superfish adware fiasco and is now banned from asking for consent in its end user license agreement.
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Trust no one: How caller ID spoofing has ruined the simple phone call
I was walking through San Francisco when my phone buzzed. No caller ID, but the phone number was local, so I picked it up. Calling the man on the other end "irate" would be an understatement.
Robert Lemos | 05 Aug | Read more