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Former Uber Security Chief Found Guilty in Criminal Trial for Failure to Disclose Breach to FTC

Former Uber Security Chief Found Guilty in Criminal Trial for Failure to Disclose Breach to FTC

On October 5, 2022, former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan was found guilty by a jury in U.S. federal court for his alleged failure to disclose a breach of Uber customer and driver data to the FTC in the midst of an ongoing FTC investigation into the company. Sullivan was charged with one count of obstructing an FTC investigation and one count of misprision, the act of concealing a felony from…

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If You Shopped At Radio Shack, Your Personal Data Might Be Sold To Highest Bidder

If You Shopped At Radio Shack, Your Personal Data Might Be Sold To Highest Bidder

As part of its bankruptcy proceedings, Radio Shack is prepared to auction off all of its assets. This is not unusual for a Chapter 11 filing; sometimes companies need to sell most, or all, of their assets when they’re unable to otherwise pay off any of their secured debt. What many of us don’t know, though, is that our information—names, phone numbers, addresses, purchase details, and more—can be…

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