Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
We all dream about winning the lottery or the Publishers Clearing House folks secretly coming up our walkway and knocking on our door telling us we won millions of dollars. Well, I do.
Unfortunately, because we all wish for such luck, criminals prey on our wishes and have come up with a scam where they…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued an alert this week reminding businesses that the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) amendments that went into effect in November 2015, prohibit telemarketers from using three types of payment methods that have been used by con artists and scammers.
According to the FTC, “as of this month, it is illegal…
Western Union will pay $8.5 million to settle alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) when it sent consumers unsolicited text messages advertising an “opt-in” for receiving periodic automated updates concerning Western Union’s money and wire transfer services. Lead plaintiff, Jason Douglas, first received a text message from Western Union advertising its services…
