Dec. 22, 2012
A rent-to-own computer spying case
The Federal Trade Commission, which has a duty to prevent anticompetitive, deceptive or unfair business practices, filed charges against seven rent-to-own companies for installing computer spying software on machines rented to its customer
Brian S. Kabateck
Founding and Managing Partner, Kabateck LLP
Consumer rights
633 W. Fifth Street Suite 3200
Los Angeles , CA 90071
Phone: 213-217-5000
Email: bsk@kbklawyers.com
Brian represents plaintiffs in personal injury, mass torts litigation, class actions, insurance bad faith, insurance litigation and commercial contingency litigation. He is a former president of Consumer Attorneys of California.
The Federal Trade Commission, which has a duty to prevent anticompetitive, deceptive or unfair business practices, filed charges against seven rent-to-own companies for installing computer spying software on machines rented to its customers. The FTC also levied charges against DesignerWare LCC, the software company that developed the system. While the parties recently settled the case, it serves to highlight an ever-present and steadily growing problem: the deterioration of privacy right...
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