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Is an Old PC Part of the Sality Botnet? What to Check Now

Quick Summary The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 1, 2026, that an international operation disrupted infrastructure used by Sality botnet, malware associated with a peer-to-peer botnet active since 2003. Authorities seized Sality-linked domains, while government and private-sector partners redirected some botnet communications through a sinkhole. That is meaningful disruption, but it does not

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NYC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Starts October 1: What Subscriptions Must Do

Quick Summary New York City’s subscription-cancellation rule takes effect on October 1, 2026. It covers automatic-renewal and continuous-service offers and requires businesses to provide a simple cancellation method that is as easy to use—and uses the same medium—as the method the consumer used to sign up. This is a New York City rule, not a

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Did Smart Devices Really Listen for Ads? What the FTC Case Found

Quick Summary The Federal Trade Commission finalized orders on August 26, 2026, against Cox Media Group and two marketing firms over a service called “Active Listening.” The companies had promoted it as using an algorithm to detect conversations captured from consumers’ smart devices and target local advertising. The FTC did not find that the service

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Can Parents See Every School Record? What FERPA and PPRA Cover

Quick Summary The U.S. Department of Education issued a Dear Colleague Letter on August 26, 2026, emphasizing duties under FERPA and PPRA. It is guidance and an enforcement notice—not a new federal statute. FERPA generally lets a parent inspect education records directly related to their child and maintained by the school or a party acting

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Workforce Pell Is Expanding: How to Find an Eligible Short-Term Program

Quick Summary The U.S. Department of Education approved the nation’s second Workforce Pell Grant program on August 19. Eligible students at Ivy Tech Community College may now use Pell Grant funds for its eight-week Clinical Medical Assistant program. The first approval, announced earlier in August, covered an emergency medical technician program at Iowa Central Community

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