The fake Firefox information attached to the FinFisher software was "deliberately designed to be read and mislead, " said Simon Ayrton, a partner at specialist intellectual property law firm Powell Gilbert.
After the crash, New York state's inspector general revealed that Williams should not have been given a commercial bus driver license, but was able to obtain one by allegedly using fake names and false information.
Facebookers were more likely to see that fake copyright notice than to encounter information about voting.
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And in February, consumer data company ChoicePoint (nyse: CPS - news - people ) revealed that it had been taken in by a ring of identity thieves who used fake business licenses to buy personal information concerning 145, 000 people.
Also banned is the use of geolocation tracking without consumer consent and notice, and the use of fake software registration screens to collect personal information from consumers.
" Food fight" (Nov. 11), about a new line of Quorn-brand fungus-based fake meats made by Marlow Foods, omits information and misstates facts.
Does it mean creating a fake email identity in order to gain access to privileged information?
Phishing is a scam where criminals attempt to steal your financial information through the use of email or a fake website.
She posted a profile using a fake picture when the terms of MySpace clearly required all profile information to be truthful.
In the second half of 2009, the APWG tracked 126, 698 fake sites aimed at tricking users into giving up sensitive personal information such as credit card numbers or infecting them with malicious software.
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The complainant sought IP address and other contact details for the poster of the fake profile but again FB-I pointed out that such information could only be provided by legitimate legal means such as a court order or via a relevant law enforcement authority relying upon a relevant legal basis.
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The obvious digital detective work: issuing subpoenas to PayPal, Facebook, MySpace and Yahoo to get identifying information and IP addresses for the person who had posted fake profiles, placed ads, and posted videos online.
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Wolens emphasized that the information was not for enforcement purposes, but that people could easily report fake names using the standard procedures.
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