Tag Archive for: Illegal

Groundbreaking jury verdict finds Utah firms made 117 million illegal telemarketing calls

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In what the Federal Trade Commission is calling a first-of-its-kind verdict, a jury has found that a Utah man and his three movie companies are responsible for a variety of “deceptive and unlawful” selling practices that include 117 million illegal telemarketing calls.

In a case that has already dragged on since 2011, the jury ruling enforces both the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule and its enormously popular Do Not Call Registry rules. The judge has yet to assess civil penalties, but since they can be as high as $ 16,000 per violation it’s safe to assume the total will fall somewhere south of the $ 1.9 trillion maximum for just those illegal calls.

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Network World Paul McNamara

US proposal aims to regulate car privacy, make hacks illegal

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A subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives has proposed requiring vehicle manufacturers to state their privacy policies, besides providing for civil penalties of up to US$ 100,000 for the hacking of vehicles.

The lawmakers have also proposed that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set up an Automotive Cybersecurity Advisory Council to develop cybersecurity best-practices for manufacturers of cars sold in the U.S.

The move comes in the wake of the increasing automation of cars, which has raised privacy concerns, and the high-profile hack of a Jeep Cherokee.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has released the staff draft ahead of a hearing next week on “Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety.”

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Did Roethlisberger commit an ‘illegal use of cell phone’ violation?

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(Update 2: The words “probably not” have been removed from the headline on this post because, upon further review, the answer to the question is “almost certainly yes.” My bad for even considering the notion that the NFL was being truthful.)

A short video clip from last night’s Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore football game certainly appears to show Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger glancing at a cell phone and then stashing it in his pocket, which if true would constitute a violation of NFL rules governing electronic devices and would be called cheating if done by an employee of the New England Patriots.

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Network World Paul McNamara