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Anonymous via AntiSec hacks FTC - rage over ACTA grows

US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) victimized in anti-ACTA action - AntiSec warns of a “war that [will] rain torrential hellfire down on all...
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Anonymous hacks FTC in retaliation for SOPA, PIPA, ACTA

FTC owned by AntiSec Anonymous hacktivists continue to make the news as they rampage across the Internet. On Tuesday, AntiSec, a hacktivist...
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Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg own up to privacy mistakes

Anyone who has been online or on Facebook for a minute during the last few years will remember one thing. Facebook changes... a lot. Whether it'...
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Complaint filed on lying Bloomberg ad

Mayors Against Guns—I left out the word “Illegal” because NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg with his 24/7 taxpayer-funded armed bodyguards...
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FTC asks if Google has 'stacked the search deck'

Follow me on Twitterandon FacebookOn Friday, Internet giant Google acknowledged that it has received formal notification of an FTC review. While...
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FTC cracks down on 10 fake news sites touting 'acai diet'

  • acai berry diet
  • April 19, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it is seeking to shut down nearly a dozen operators of fake news sites that are making false...
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Feds begin investigating phone apps that share users' info with third parties

Follow me on Twitterandon FacebookPandora Media Inc. said on Monday that it has been subpoenaed as part of a federal grand-jury probe into the ways...
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Net neutrality proponent Tim Wu named senior advisor to the FTC

Columbia Law School professor Wu is credited with having coined the term "Net Neutrality." He is an outspoken advocate for an Internet...
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Are newspapers already receiving federal subsidies?

  • newspaper bailouts
  • February 4, 2011
In 2007 a few journalists around the country began to write about the potential for government funding of fledgling newspapers in light of...
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What is vishing?

What is vishing? The term "vishing" is a socially engineered technique for stealing information or money from consumers using the...
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