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FTC Cracks Down On “Bogus” Bitcoin Operation
FTC Cracks Down On “Bogus” Bitcoin Operation
September 25, 2014  |  Alternative Finances

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) convinced a federal court to shut down a Missouri-based Bitcoin company called Butterfly Labs because, according to the FTC...

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FTC And CFPB Ask Court To Overturn Ruling In Debt Collection Notification Case
FTC And CFPB Ask Court To Overturn Ruling In Debt Collection Notification Case
August 25, 2014  |  News

A recent Urban Institute analysis of the credit files of nearly 7 million Americans revealed that 35 percent had a debt so far past due...

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Google To Track The Legally Sensitive Younger-Than-13 Set
Google To Track The Legally Sensitive Younger-Than-13 Set
August 20, 2014  |  News

In a move that thrusts Google even more deeply into the ultra-sensitive privacy data terrain, the search engine giant is about to offer accounts for...

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Fandango and Credit Karma Get 20 Years For Disabling App Security
Fandango and Credit Karma Get 20 Years For Disabling App Security
August 20, 2014  |  News

Online movie-ticket vendor Fandango and credit-report site Credit Karma face 20 years of security assessments as part of a settlement of charges that they exposed...

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