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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has demanded Ashley Madison pay US $1.6 million for its failure to protect millions of users' data. As we all recall, hackers stole a database containing the usernames, passwords, and other personal information for all 37 million users of the pro-affair adult...

If you’ve ever browsed some of the internet’s seedier nooks and crannies, you might be familiar with a particular type of scam: The pop-up warning (usually accompanied by a loud, alarm-like sound) telling you that your computer has been compromised and you must call tech support immediately. To...

Even though millions of Americans are on the federal Do Not Call list to limit unwanted telemarketing calls, and even though it’s illegal for anyone to make a commercial prerecorded robocall to a consumer who hasn’t given their express consent to receive such calls, the problem persists and is...