Posts Tagged ‘FTC’

Dropbox Lied About Data Security: Christopher Soghoian

Posted: 17th May 2011 by infosecindia in Data Privacy, Law & Order, News
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Security researcher Christopher Soghoian has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging that online file storage service provider Dropbox has been making false claims to customers about the company’s protocols for securely storing data. The crux of the complaint centers around statements made by Dropbox that lead customers to believe data submitted to [...]

Ceridian and Lookout Services promise better security after exposing 65,000 users’ data

Posted: 7th May 2011 by infosecindia in Data Privacy, Law & Order
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Two companies that maintain large amounts of sensitive information about the employees of their business customers, including Social Security numbers, have agreed to settle US Federal Trade Commission charges that they failed to employ reasonable and appropriate security measures to protect the data, in violation of federal law. Among other things, the settlement orders require [...]