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FTC Fines Office Depot; Refunds Consumers For Virus Scam

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent $34 million to victims of a scheme by Office Depot and a separate software provider that encouraged them to buy unnecessary computer repair products, according to a report. The FTC is distributing 541,247 checks at $63.35

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MoneyGram To Settle With FTC For $125M

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Thursday (Nov. 8) that MoneyGram will pay $125 million in penalties after having violated a six-year-old settlement tied to anti-money laundering (AML) controls. Court documents stated that the revised fraud prevention system that was put in place after the settlement was ineffective.

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Facebook: FTC Pact Means ‘Shift’ In Privacy Approach

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As reported on Wednesday (July 24), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has said it will fine Facebook $5 billion in the wake of the company’s mishandling of millions of users’ personal data. But beyond the financial settlement, the settlement also mandates that Facebook change the way it addresses privacy issues.

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First Data And Exec To Pay $40M To Settle FTC Fraud Case

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million to settle allegations that they laundered credit card transactions for scams targeting hundreds of thousands of consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tuesday (May 19). The FTC said that Ko operated First Pay Solutions LLC, an independent sales organization (ISO) affiliated with First Data, from 2012 to 2014.

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Facebook: FTC Pact Means ‘Shift’ In Privacy Approach

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But beyond the financial settlement, the settlement also mandates that Facebook change the ay it addresses privacy issues. The FTC has said that false statements could subject Zuckerberg and other corporate officers to personal liability, including civil and criminal penalties.

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FTC Fines Two Telemarketing Companies For Making Robocalls

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The FTC is cracking down on robocall telemarketing businesses, announcing last week it cracked down on two such companies that have been making robocalls to consumers that have been on the National Do Not Call Registry since 2012 or even earlier. and FTC v. The FTC’s litigation against them is ongoing as well.

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Zuckerberg Emails Could Link CEO To Privacy Issues

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The emails came to light during the ongoing federal probe by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Facebook has been functioning under a consent decree it agreed to with the FCC in 2012, after a scandal with Cambridge Analytica regarding data privacy. The FTC is investigating whether it indeed did so.

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