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		<title>Justice Dept Charges Megaupload Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Justice Department Charges Leaders of Megaupload with Widespread Online Copyright Infringement WASHINGTON—Seven individuals and two corporations have been charged in the United States with running an international organized criminal enterprise allegedly responsible for massive worldwide online piracy of numerous types of copyrighted works through Megaupload.com and other related sites, generating more than $175 million in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC To Provide Refunds to Victims of Bogus Scareware Scam</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting this week, more than 300,000 consumers who were victims of a &#8220;scareware&#8221; scam will receive refunds resulting from Federal Trade Commission settlements with Innovative Marketing and other parties involved in the scheme. Several defendants agreed to surrender more than $8 million total in ill-gotten gains to settle FTC charges that they used deceptive ads [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC Offers Online Shopping Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shopping Online This Holiday Season? FTC Offers Advice on Getting the Best Deal Whether your gift list is ready or you&#8217;re wondering how long you can wait to start your holiday shopping, the Federal Trade Commission has online tips to help you get the best deals. The bottom line: Some extra research can really pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sales Tax Harms Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:49:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shifting Sales Tax Compliance Burden Will Harm Small Businesses, Says CompTIA CEO WASHINGTON&#8211;A bipartisan group of Senators led by Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) has introduced The Marketplace Freedom Act, a bill giving states the authority to require that online sellers collect and remit state sales taxes. Todd Thibodeaux, president [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC Announces New and Improved OnGuardOnline Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 19:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to know more about Internet safety and security? Visit the new and improved OnGuardOnline.gov for practical tips and resources on how to be safe, secure and responsible online. Created through a partnership of 16 federal agencies led by the Federal Trade Commission, it’s a great source of free information for your home, school, community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC Provides Can-SPAM Video</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New FTC Video Helps Businesses Comply with CAN-SPAM Rule Say “spam” and most business executives think of annoying e-mail messages, like the ones that hold out a phony offer to split $50 million that’s sitting in a foreign bank. Of course, this type of message is covered by the Federal Trade Commission’s CAN-SPAM Rule, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sixteen Individuals Arrested in the United States for Alleged Roles in Cyber Attacks</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More Than 35 Search Warrants Executed in United States, Five Arrests in Europe as Part of Ongoing Cyber Investigations WASHINGTON—Fourteen individuals were arrested today by FBI agents on charges related to their alleged involvement in a cyber attack on PayPal’s website as part of an action claimed by the group “Anonymous,” announced the Department of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTC Testifies on Data Security</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jun 2011 14:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congress Should Enact Data Security and Breach Notification Law, Agency Says The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that to minimize the risk of identity theft or other harm, companies should employ reasonable safeguards to protect consumer information, collect only information for which they have a legitimate business need, and retain data only as long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Usama bin Laden in Malware</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 15:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malicious Software Features Usama bin Laden Links to Ensnare Unsuspecting Computer Users The FBI today warns computer users to exercise caution when they receive e-mails that purport to show photos or videos of Usama bin Laden&#8217;s recent death. This content could be a virus that could damage your computer. This malicious software or &#8220;malware&#8221; can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PlayStation Network, Qriocity Users at Risk for ID Theft</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 15:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OnGuardOnline.gov Advises PlayStation Network, Qriocity Users to Take Steps to Reduce ID Theft Risk OnGuardOnline.gov – the federal government’s online security site, managed by the Federal Trade Commission – is offering information to help PlayStation Network and Qriocity users avoid the risk of identity theft following Sony Corporation’s disclosure that those services were hacked and [...]]]></description>
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