Leah Hendry reports: Formula One fans who have waited more than a year to get a refund for their cancelled 2020 Canadian Grand Prix tickets are now being asked to fork over personal banking information to get their money back. Michelle Savoy bought race tickets for her son as a Christmas present in 2019. When…
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‘Woke up sweating’: Texas power companies remotely raise temperatures on people using their smart thermostats
Mikael Thalen reports: Power companies in Texas are remotely raising temperatures inside of some customers’ homes amid the state’s ongoing energy shortage. Houston resident Brandon English, whose home has an internet-connected smart thermostat installed, was shocked to learn of the practice after his wife and infant daughter “woke up sweating.” Read more on The Daily…
EPIC Report: What the FTC Could Be Doing (But Isn’t) To Protect Privacy
From EPIC.org: EPIC has released a report highlighting numerous statutory authorities that the Federal Trade Commission has failed to use to safeguard privacy. The report, What the FTC Could Be Doing (But Isn’t) to Protect Privacy, identifies untapped or underused powers in the FTC’s toolbox and explains how the FTC should deploy them to protect…
Ikea fined $1.3 million over spying campaign in France
Nicolas Vaux-Montagny reports: A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay some 1.1 million euros ($1.3 million) in fines and damages Tuesday over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in France. Two former Ikea France executives were convicted and fined over the scheme and given suspended prison…