From the FTC, a settlement in a case previously mentioned on PogoWasRight.org after a researcher reported problems with Upromise’s toolbar: A membership reward service aimed at consumers trying to save money for college has agreed to settle FTC charges and will be barred from its allegedly deceptive practice of using a web-browser toolbar to collect…
Category: Breaches
UPDATE: Conn Probes Possible Privacy Breach By Wells Fargo
More on that case in Connecticut where response to subpoenas disclosed Social Security numbers. From the Wall Street Journal: Connecticut’s attorney general has asked Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) if the bank improperly released customers’ Social Security numbers with identifying information. A Wells Fargo representative said the company would provide affected individuals with protection against…
CT: Attorney Charges Breach Of Privacy In D-SNAP
Christopher Keating reports: An attorney for state employees is charging that the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made a “huge breach of privacy” involving the release of the Social Security numbers of state employees who are under investigation for food stamp fraud. The names were included on a subpoena and were released to other…
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse launches online consumer privacy complaint center
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) has announced the launch of an interactive online complaint center designed to serve as a clearinghouse for consumer privacy complaints. PRC says its staff will review and respond to every complaint, providing individuals with individualized information and strategies to address their problem. Complaints submitted to the PRC will be forwarded…