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Measuring identity theft protection services
Watchdog with Paul MuschickPeople occasionally ask me what I know about companies that offer identity theft protection services and whether they are worth the cost. I haven't explored that issue, but the Consumer Federation of America has, and it issued an update this...... -
FTC targets timeshare scammers
The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it has brought 191 actions against companies offering fraudulent timeshare resale services and phony travel prizes. "Our response to recent travel fraud and timeshare resale scams is loud and clear,"...Tags: Fraud, Punishment, Fort Lauderdale, Crime, Law and Justice, Discount Vacation Packages
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Howard County forum educates on dangers of identity theft
You make concerted efforts to safeguard information from identity thieves — keeping bank card passwords concealed, buying online goods solely from secure websites and refusing to furnish personal information to anyone you don't know. Adults and...Tags: Criminals, Punishment, Theft, Ellicott City, Politics
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Is Big Data turning government into 'Big Brother'?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With every phone call they make and every Web excursion they take, people are leaving a digital trail of revealing data that can be tracked by profit-seeking companies and terrorist-hunting government officials. The...
Tags: Networking, Electronics, Microsoft Corporation, Yahoo! Inc., Forrester Research Incorporated
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RPT-U.S. takes Apple to trial over e-books price-fixing
ReutersBy Nate Raymond NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - Apple Inc goes to trial Monday over allegations by federal and state authorities that it conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books. The trial pits the maker of the popular iPad and iPhone...Tags: Judges, Trials, News Corp., Justice System, Tim Cook
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Apple e-book price-fixing trial about to get underway
For a company that beat down prices of online music, Apple Inc. finds itself in the odd situation of defending itself against government claims that it conspired to fix prices for electronic books. Starting Monday, the Justice Department will lay out in...
Tags: Trials, News Corp., Forrester Research Incorporated, Apple iPod, Tim Cook
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Consumer question: When is 'green' logging really green?
SEATTLE — The seal looked appealing, a daisy on a field of green, with the words “Tested Green.” It was issued to more than 120 products as a guarantee of environmental responsibility. The problem, federal trade regulators announced in...
Tags: Paper and Product Packaging Industry, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Agriculture, Science and Technology
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Bayer says receives FTC nod for Conceptus buy
ReutersFRANKFURT, May 29 (Reuters) - Germany's Bayer said on Wednesday it had obtained antitrust clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for its planned $1.1 billion acquisition of U.S. contraceptive devices maker Conceptus . Bayer said the...Tags: Germany
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Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions
Reuters(Adds ENRC) May 29 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 GMT on Wednesday: ** Sprint Nextel Corp and Japan's SoftBank Corp said on Wednesday they had entered a national security agreement with U.S....Tags: Ameristar Casinos Incorporated, Germany, The Carlyle Group, Companies and Corporations, Delhaize Group
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Chicago-area conspiracy theorist targets Sandy Hook family
Jillian Soto remembers the day she stumbled across a website that showed photos of her at her sister's funeral — and was horrified to read accusations that she had faked grief as part of an elaborate government hoax. Only a month earlier, Victoria...
Tags: Lab Tests, Judges, Herbal Medicines, Flu, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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Google faces new federal antitrust probe - source
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc , which dominates web display advertising, has broken antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday....Tags: Google Inc., Antitrust Issues, Corporate Crime, Anti Trust Crime
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