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FTC Uncovers ‘Widespread Data Breaches’; Sends Letters To Nearly 100 Organizations, Opens ‘Non-Public Investigations’
Saying it has identified nearly 100 organizations that lost control of personal information they maintain on employees, customers or others, the FTC has notified the entities to tighten security on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks. At the same time, the agency said it has opened “non-public investigations” of companies whose customer or employee information has been…
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Data Network Affiliates’ CEO Warns Critics: ‘They Better Be Very, Very Careful’
UPDATED 10:31 A.M. ET (U.S.A.) The chief executive officer of Data Network Affiliates (DNA) has come out swinging against critics, threatening to take legal action. “There are some distractions I’m hearing about out there,” said CEO Dean Blechman. An audio recording of Blechman’s remarks is posted on DNA’s website. Two DNA pitchmen warmed up listeners…
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Narc That Car Video From Downline Group Known As Team Trinity International May Use Content Lifted From Public Service Announcement Put Out By Actor Leonardo DiCaprio
UPDDATED 2:26 P.M. ET (March 5, U.S.A.) A YouTube video promotion for the Narc That Car multilevel-marketing (MLM) program appears to use celebrity footage produced by Appian Way Productions, a production company owned by actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The PP Blog attempted to contact DiCaprio for comment through the Screen Actors Guild Friday night. The office…
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Data Network Affiliates (DNA) Promoter Describes Program As ‘Cause’; References Walmart Parking Lot; Says Members Should ‘Snap’ License Plates With iPhones, Blackberrys
UPDATED 12:15 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) Without raising the issues of propriety, safety and legality, a promoter for the Data Network Affiliates (DNA) multilevel-marketing (MLM) program has produced a sales video that instructs members to “snap photos” of the license plates of cars. The video is 8:40 in length, and appears to be an upline promotion…
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DEVELOPING STORY: Plane Hits 7-Story Building In Austin; Injuries Reported; IRS Said To Have Office In Building
UPDATED 12:54 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) An airplane reported to be “small” has crashed into a seven-story building in Austin, the state capital of Texas. NBC affiliate KXAN is reporting that at least two people have been injured, that the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are on the scene, and that…
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Warnings Appear On Craigslist In NarcThatCar Ads; Some Ads Targeted For Removal Day After FTC Announced Crackdown On Online Fraud
UPDATED 9:47 A.M. ET (U.S.A.) Coincidence? Part of the new partnership the FTC announced yesterday with Craigslist that urges consumers to be on the lookout for scams when responding to job and business opportunity ads online? Messages urging caution are appearing in Craigslist ads for NarcThatCar, the Dallas-based company that says it is building a…
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