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More Consumers Suing Over Debt Collection Harassment
Debtors and their attorneys in California have contributed over the last seven years to a fivefold increase in lawsuits alleging illegal debt collection practices, according to an analysis recently...
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Facebook’s Privacy Policy Was a Lie Says the FTC
As anyone who’s ever used Facebook knows, it’s not exactly a bastion of the private: Users voluntarily cough up unbelievable amounts of personal information about themselves on a daily basis. Everyone...
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Google Pays $22.5 Million for Violating Users’ Privacy
Lyao/Shutterstock.com After violating a 2011 privacy settlement it had made with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Google has been ordered to pay a $22.5 million fine over its use of cookies on users...
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Your Salary Information Can Be Sold to Debt Collectors
iStockphoto/Thinkstock Think your salary is a closely kept secret between you, your boss and your tax attorney? Think again. Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting companies, has created a...
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Google Accused of Sharing Users’ Private Info
After all of the trouble Google has encountered in its attempts to monetize its users’ information, you would think the company had learned its lesson. Think again – consumer groups are angry that...
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Spammers Hit With $1.6M Damages After Ditching Court
iStockphoto/Thinkstock A small Internet service provider (ISP) won a default judgment and a hefty $1.6 million in damages after establishing that it was harmed by a campaign of spam emails. The...
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