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News Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Yahoo! Reacting to complaints filed by dissatisfied users, the FTC said yesterday that it will look into the case and determine whether Yahoo! Chen Rong-long, representative of the FTC, said... [31 Jul 2006]
Give us open access to Whois data, says US gov't
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has made a pitch for open access to Whois, saying the databases are a key weapon in its fight against spyware and other internet fraud. The official statement comes after an address by FTC commissioner John... [28 Jun 2006]
Hacker exposes 26,000 to ID fraud risk
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday said approximately 110 individuals might be at risk of identity fraud after two FTC laptops were stolen from a locked vehicle. One of the computers contained data collected in FTC investigations... [23 Jun 2006]
Loan company loses data on 1.3 million students
News Identity theft continues to plague consumers, topping the list of fraud complaints reported to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year. Consumers filed more than 255,000 ID theft reports to the FTC in 2005, accounting for more than one-third... [02 Jun 2006]
Spyware kingpin ordered to cough up $4m
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up its first major spyware lawsuit with a $4m judgment against spam king-turned-spyware master Sanford Wallace. Rick Quarefima, the assistant director in the FTC's division of advertising practices... [05 May 2006]
FTC Cracks Down on Spyware and PC Hijacking, But Not True Lies
White Paper The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently sued an Internet marketing organization to make it stop infecting consumers' PCs with spyware. According to the FTC, Seismic Entertainment Productions developed a scheme that seized control of PCs... [14 Apr 2006]
How the US SAFE WEB Act Would Help the FTC: A Hypothetical Spyware Case
White Paper The FTC receives several consumer complaints about a particular spyware program and sees several news reports about how this program is being used to steal consumer data. The FTC begins investigating by finding the website that launched the spyware... [14 Apr 2006]
The Spyware Epidemic: Opting Into Effective Enforcement
White Paper The FTC's explicit reiteration of the applicability of fraud laws to e-commerce, as well as the 2004 case against Stanford Wallace, are examples of the commitment and possibilities for existing statutes to be effective. [14 Apr 2006]
Q&A: Peter Yip, CEO of CDC Software
Comment We're publicly listed in the US and subject to FTC regulations. As executive chairman and acting CEO of CDC Software, Peter Yip has been recognised as one of the few Chinese business leaders to float a Chinese internet firm on the Nasdaq. [12 Apr 2006]
$2.4m spam ring shut down
News In a deal with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the state of California, the people behind a prolific spam operation have agreed to pay $475,000 and refrain from illegal activity. The deal, which does not include an admission of any... [10 Apr 2006]
Qualcomm Korea gets a knock from fair trade authorities
News Qualcomm's offices have been raided by the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC). The Korean FTC was investigating business dealings between the chip giant and three other companies - LG Electronics, Samsung and Pantech Curitel - although the... [07 Apr 2006]
US to force firms to 'fess up on data loss
News According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), ID theft cost American consumers $5bn and businesses $48bn last year. The bill would allow the FTC to enforce standards on keeping data, and make companies appoint a head of security who would... [03 Apr 2006]
200,000 HP staff exposed to ID fraud risk
News Identity theft continues to plague consumers, topping the list of fraud complaints reported to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last year. Consumers filed more than 255,000 identity theft reports to the FTC in 2005, accounting for more than a... [23 Mar 2006]
ID theft 'passport' mooted
News Consumers filed more than 255,000 identity theft reports to the FTC in 2005, accounting for more than a third of all complaints, the agency said in January. Lawmakers in the US state of Iowa are proposing a special "passport" meant to protect... [22 Mar 2006]
Microsoft overcomes Daum lawsuit with $30m settlement
News However, the South Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has continued to investigate the alleged breaches and is expected to pass judgment on Microsoft soon. Microsoft threw its toys out of the pram over the FTC's persistence in investigating it and... [11 Nov 2005]
