Watchdog takes on rogue diallers
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Eleven firms are barred as part of action against scams which left dial-up net users with big bills.
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"Snoopware" that listens, watches and spies through cell phones is on the rise. Columnist Mike Elgan sorts through the urban legends and bad information to explain what's possible and what can be done to protect yourself.
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The Federal Trade Commission is going after spyware, bits of computer code that install themselves on the computers of Internet users to track or disrupt their online activities.
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Fake phone contest scandal resurfaces with another alleged case of viewer deception.
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Regulators are trying to prevent scams caused by software that computer users may not even know is on their PCs.
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The message, "This call may be monitored for quality assurance purposes," is so common that many callers assume no one is listening. But they would be wrong.
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People selling items over the internet or through newspaper adverts are warned of a sophisticated fraudulent payment scam.
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Ireland&#39;s crackdown is an effort to tackle rogue autodialler programs and modem hi-jacking. &quot;In many cases, the consumer will only realize they have fallen victim when they receive their phone
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Ireland's telecom regulator said this week that is taking "extraordinary" measures to protect Internet users from rogue autodialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges by suspending direct dialing to 13 countries, most of which are South Pacific islands.
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A review is ordered into premium rate phone lines used by the BBC after errors are revealed.
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TV shows found to be cheating viewers could face criminal proceedings, the phoneline watchdog warns.
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Company is latest phone giant to file suit to stop data brokers from fraudulently obtaining customer information.
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CallWall is a new utility that acts like a firewall for your telephone, enabling you to whitelist and blacklist callers.
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ICSTIS delivers Â£40k slap on the wrist Premium rate regulator ICSTIS has ordered Big Brother's phone and text lines to pay for the cost of its investigation, which today found misled voters over the reentry of an evicted housemate.â¦
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A new computerized service enables customers to create phony outbound phone numbers in order to mask their telephone identities.
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Ireland&#39;s telecom regulator said this week that is taking &quot;extraordinary&quot; measures to protect internet users from rogue autodialer programs that hijack their modems and run up long-distance phone charges by suspending direct dialing to 13 countries, most
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A consumer watchdog is to investigate the Richard and Judy show's phone quiz following public complaints.