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NewsU.S. opposition to ICANN TLD expansion grows
Last minute opposition over a planned rollout of new top level domains for the web by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is growing, with Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) adding Read more...
Contractor data breach compromises 4.9M military EHRs
A federal government contractor that lost electronic medical records for at least 4.9 million military beneficiaries in a car break-in last month says the thief would need specialized IT training to Read more...
FTC: Data breaches linked to P2P services
The Federal Trade Commission is on a hunt to deal with data breaches after pinpointing a practice that is increasingly the culprit. The FTC sent letters to 100 organizations where personal data, Read more...
FTC issues personal health record security rule
A new rule makes it mandatory for vendors to notify consumers if their personal health records online have been breached. The new rule is based on a mandate from Congress requiring the Federal Trade Read more...
Cyber attacks show federal security gaps
Attacks that disrupted a number federal websites this month--including the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of the Treasury--have highlighted serious flaws Read more...
Holiday cyberattacks hit U.S. government sites
A number of U.S. government agencies have been hit by cyberattacks since the July 4th holiday, and while little information is coming out right now, authorities suspect the culprit may be North Read more...
FTC may become the net neutrality enforcer
The Federal Trade Commission may get another new job description--and a hard one, at that. It may start enforcing net-neutrality rules and challenging bad network management practices when broadband Read more...
| Press ReleasesConsumer Watchdog Calls For President Obama to Endorse "Do Not Track" and Online Privacy Legislation During State of the Union MWASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today called on President Obama to use the State of the Union message to endorse baseline privacy legislation and support "Do Read more >> Consumer Watchdog Calls Google's Explanation For Its Record $5.9 Million Lobbying Spending 'Disingenuous Bafflegab'SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Google's explanation for its soaring record spending on lobbying in Washington is disingenuous bafflegab, Consumer Watchdog said today. Read more >> Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software Developer Settles FTC ChargesDefault Settings in Mobile File-Sharing App Jeopardized Consumers' Personal Files WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Frostwire LLC, a peer-to-peer file-sharing application Read more >> MAAWG Hosts Joint European Meeting with LAP/EU CNSA; French Officials to Address Paris Summit on Spam and MalwareSAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A global summit of online security experts will convene in Paris at a joint MAAWG-LAP meeting featuring keynotes by important French government officials Read more >> FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection RuleChanges in Technology Drive Proposed Updates WASHINGTON, Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to the Children's Read more >> |
