Tag: personal information

Here at the FTC, we always tell people to use caution when someone they don’t know asks them for personal information.

Just last week, we told you to go to

The next time users visit Facebook, things might not look different, but big changes are brewing behind the scenes.

June 1 is the official start of hurricane season, and a great time to make a plan to deal with weather emergencies.

This week is Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Privacy Awareness Week, held annually to raise global awareness about privacy issues.

Online games and websites for kids are everywhere these days – to the point where it’s commonplace to see toddlers playing with them, too.

Phishing is when someone uses fake emails or texts – even phone calls – to get you to share valuable personal information, like account numbers, Social Se

Phishing is when someone uses fake emails or texts to get you to share valuable personal information – like account numbers, Social Security numbers, or your login IDs and passwords.

Before giving in to your kid's plea for a new toy, you may want to collect some information about it. Why?

The gift-giving season is just around the corner, and the gift-buying season starts, oh, any minute now.