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Robocall Legal Advocate Leaks Customer Data

Krebs on Security

The Blacklist Alliance provides technologies and services to marketing firms concerned about lawsuits under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), a 1991 law that restricts the making of telemarketing calls through the use of automatic telephone dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voice messages.

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Is Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?

Malwarebytes

A gatekeeper is defined by the DMA as a platform operating on one or more of the world's digital core services, which includes advertising, search, and social networking, in at least three EU countries and satisfies the following criteria: Has an annual turnover of 7.5B EUR ($8.2B) or a market capitalization of 75B EUR ($82B).

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Those amendments were the subject of a contentious battle between interested stakeholders. The CCPA does not define “household.” race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, etc.);

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

Information not included as personally identifiable financial information includes information that does not identify a consumer, “such as aggregate information or blind data that does not contain personal identifiers such as account numbers, names, or addresses.” The CCPA does not define “household.” o)(2)(i)-(ii). [5]

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Common Holiday Scams and How to Avoid Them

Identity IQ

Be wary of these common travel scams: Fraudulent travel deals: Scammers may advertise unrealistically low prices for travel packages or accommodations. Stay informed and aware: Keep yourself updated on the latest holiday scams and trends by reading reputable blogs , news sources, and consumer protection websites.

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. Hearing on "Securing Consumers' Credit Data in the Age of Digital Commerce". Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. They collect everything about what we do on the Internet. Before the. Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Timeshare Owner? The Mexican Drug Cartels Want You

Krebs on Security

That’s according to data collected by the breach tracking service Constella Intelligence [Constella is currently an advertiser on KrebsOnSecurity]. If you are the victim of a timeshare scam like this, please consider filing a report with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), at ic3.gov.

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