Malwarebytes

JANUARY 20, 2025

The name for this method is surveillance pricing, and the FTC has just released initial findings of a report looking into that practice. In July 2024, the FTC requested information from eight companies offering surveillance pricing products and services that incorporate data about consumers characteristics and behavior.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 2, 2025

[RELATED: The Pixel Lawsuits Aren't About Pixels ] Plaintiffs are bringing claims under wiretap laws passed in the 1960s, privacy statutes from the early days of home video, and consumer protection provisions that predate modern web architecture. In cybersecurity, a zero-day is a vulnerability no one knew existeduntil someone uses it.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The problem is that there is no monetary incentive for companies to invest in the cybersecurity measures needed to keep their products secure. Consumers will buy products without proper security features, unaware that their information is vulnerable. It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Wednesday’s enforcement action represents a much firmer stance from the FTC compared to the settlement it reached in 2019 , when the government agency refrained from even using the term “stalkerware” and it focused more on lacking cybersecurity protections within the apps it investigated, not on the privacy invasions that were allowed.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In a recent blog, privacy company Proton explained how Google is spending millions lobbying and actively fighting against privacy laws that would protect you from online surveillance. We don’t just report on threats – we help safeguard your entire digital identity Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

These files were said to derive from directly targeted NSA surveillance of the communications of multiple French leaders. The OTA evaluated these websites based on criteria in mainly three categories: consumer protection, privacy and security. Follow the SiteLock blog for the latest cybersecurity news.

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McAfee

DECEMBER 9, 2019

What about AI in the field of Cybersecurity? The European Parliament highlights that “AI can both be a threat to cybersecurity and the main tool against cyber-attacks.” The post Cybersecurity & Artificial Intelligence (AI) – a view from the EU Rear Window, Part II appeared first on McAfee Blogs.

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