Word: ftc
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...talking up computer hackers and Y2K glitches. Some claim consumer-protection laws have changed, and others pose as credit-card employees who need to "activate" new protection features on your card. Don't give out personal information unless you initiated the contact. To file a complaint, call 877-FTC-HELP...
...cyber porn site, with little possibility of escape. Victims of the scam report that efforts to use their browser?s Back or Forward keys, or to close their browser altogether, are in vain. For many, the only way to extricate themselves is by turning off their computer. The FTC is ticked off in part because legitimate web commerce is suffering, as potential online consumers are unable to reach their desired destinations. And parents are enraged because despite efforts to turn the Internet into a kid-friendly Disneyland of information, this latest scandal underlines their ultimate lack of control in cyberspace...
...FTC officials promise a crackdown on the practice, alleging deception and unfair trade (the page-jackers try to sell more advertising on the porn sites based on the increased number of visits). Just how this will play out remains to be seen, since understanding of the hackers? methodology remains hazy. TIME technology columnist Josh Quittner is optimistic that the problem will be solved, but it may take a while. "It's going to be hard for the U.S. government to enforce local law internationally," says Quittner, referring to the foreign locations of the hackers. "The best solution is technical...
CREDIT CHECK When it comes to repairing your credit record, there's no such thing as a quick fix. In recent weeks, the Justice Department and the FTC have gone after a number of con artists who have been using the Net to dupe consumers into paying $20 to $130 for "credit repair" kits. The ameliorative actions the kits recommend are illegal. They advise consumers with bad credit histories to get a new employee ID number from the IRS and substitute it for their Social Security number when applying for credit, a move that will get them in more trouble...
...time for Microsoft employees to slap their boss with a reality check, this is it. The antitrust trial is on a six-week hiatus. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson urged the two sides to come up with a settlement in the interim. Intel settled its suit with the FTC last week before the case even went to court, sidestepping the kind of white-hot publicity that has roasted Microsoft. And yet the only word to come out of Redmond is a leaked memo from Microsoft lawyer David Heiner to the executive team. Shunning all evidence to the contrary--including Judge Jackson...