Friday, January 18, 2008

Life is Good, Except When the FTC is Investigating You

Scott Nichols writes on the Today@PC World Staff Blog:

The moral of this blog: Don't always trust sites that promise top-notch security.

Clothing retailer Life is Good, which also runs a popular Life is Good Web site, settled with the Federal Trade Commission Thursday over charges it did not properly secure shoppers' personal information. The FTC alleges the company stored credit card information indefinitely on computers, without using proper encryption software or sufficient access controls. The FTC also claimed the company violated federal law by allegedly making security claims on its Web site that were false.

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