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FTC Settles With Security Camera Vendor Over Hacking Incidents

2013-09-05 22:35:12| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

A company that sells internet-connected security cameras has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately safeguard its devices, causing live feeds from hundreds of private homes to appear online.

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HTC America Settles FTC Charges

2013-02-22 22:33:30| MobileTechNews

HTC is ordered to take steps to improve the security around its implementation of Carrier IQ and HTC Logger software on its smartphone devices. "Due to these vulnerabilities," the FTC charged, "millions of HTC devices compromised sensitive device functionality...all without the users knowledge or consent."

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HTC America settles FTC mobile security failure charges

2013-02-22 22:15:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) Mobile device manufacturer HTC America has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company failed to take reasonable steps to secure the software it developed for its smartphones and tablet computers, introducing security flaws which placed sensitive information about millions of consumers at risk. The settlement requires HTC America to develop and release software patches to fix vulnerabilities found in millions of HTC devices. In addition, the settlement requires HTC America to establish a comprehensive security programme designed to address security risks during the development of HTC devices and to undergo independent security assessments every other year for the next twenty years. The settlement also prohibits HTC America from making any false or misleading statements about the security and privacy of consumers' data on HTC devices.

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HTC settles with FTC over software security vulnerabilities

2013-02-22 19:34:27| CNET News.com

HTC agrees to settle a complaint filed against it for its allegedly lax security practices that may have put millions of smartphone users at risk. [Read more]

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