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FTC Chairman Leibowitz to Give Update on FTC Efforts to Protect Consumer Privacy While Ensuring Businesses Can Continue to Innovate on the Internet

Major New Study to Be Released Debunking Industry Claims that Digital Data Collection Is Anonymous

By Pam Dixon *
Principal Investigator
Online Job Search Privacy Study
www.pamdixon.com

A recent breach at the Chipotle restaurant chain highlights the risk of swiping your debit card at restaurants and other businesses.  Consumers often use debit cards instead of credit cards for smaller purchases, Read More

During the month of January, check your mailbox for information notices from organizations that have made taxable payments to you during the previous year.The most well-known information notice is the W-2 form which reports your taxable wages.  Another common information notice is the 1099 which Read More

With the holiday shopping season upon us, stores and malls will probably be busier. Read More

Is your bank starting to charge you monthly fees for your formerly free checking account? Has a large, impersonal bank taken over the smaller bank that you were used to? Do you visit your local branch for service, and receive a sales pitch for products that you do not want? Read More

We are excited to debut our latest YouTube video, Annual Credit Reports: Know Your Rights. The video demonstrates the importance of regularly checking your credit report.

As part of a recent study, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) created a fake customer database of approximately 100 individuals and leaked it on a website frequented by identity thieves Read More