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Daily Archives: February 28, 2003

TIA Database Mining Contracts Awarded

EPIC’s continuing efforts to ensure public accountability for the Total Information Awareness program through a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit has yielded the release of 180 pages of important documents, most in PDF (of variable copy quality). The documents supplied include the names, addresses and contacts for the companies that applied for Total Information Awareness… Continue Reading

Top Web Scams

The National Consumers League, Internet Fraud Watch published two surveys on Web e-mail scams: Top 10 Internet Scams 2001 (includes data on Type of Complaint, Percentage of Total Complaints and Average Loss), and Ages of Consumers Who Filed Complaints, 2001 (includes Percentage of Total Complaints). The surveys are available in tabular format on this webpage.… Continue Reading

FTC Settles COPPA Cases Over Kids Privacy

The FTC announced individual settlements with Hershey Foods Corporation and Mrs. Fields Cookies for violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. Specifically, the sites did not “obtain verifiable parental consent prior to collecting, using, and/or disclosing personal information from children.” The documents in these cases are available as follows: United States of… Continue Reading

Gartner Analysis of Credit Card Theft

The Gartner Group released a news analysis on February 20, Stolen Credit Card Case Should Prompt Card Companies to Act, in reponse to the recent hacking of a database containing millions of credit card records. Their conclusion: “The theft of 8 million credit cards reveals serious flaws in card companies’ disclosure processes. Credit card issuers… Continue Reading