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You won’t believe how easy it is for just about anyone to track your smartphone

19

Feb

2014

It’s not just spy agencies that can track smartphone users… in fact, almost anybody can do it as long as they have the right equipment, a new Forbes report reveals. Many third parties already track smartphones and tablets by picking up their user data for various purposes, mostly commercial or ad-related. Advertisers and retail stores can […]

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Apple has agreed to settle with FTC over in-app purchase lawsuit

16

Jan

2014

Apple has been negotiating an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission for months in regards to in-app purchases, but a letter from Tim Cook sent to Apple employees on Wednesday indicates that the company has decided to settle. The fight concerned how easy it is for children to make in-app purchases without the oversight of […]

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Personal genetics firm GeneLink hit with an FTC lawsuit for false advertising

12

Jan

2014

Another personal genetics firm, GeneLink Biosciences, has been charged with false advertising by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), on the grounds that the company didnt have the requisite scientific grounds to market its services to consumers. According to FTC officials speaking to Scientific American, GeneLinks claims got ahead of the science, and the company was […]

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