Today, security is a main concern to all
of us due to a high development of technology.
It was reported that Atlanta-based
Aaron's rent-to-own computer chain has been surreptitiously snapping Webcam
photos of its customers’ and recording them via spyware. Thus, Aaron's
facilitated a violation of many consumers' privacy.
The company has been accused of
knowingly installing software onto its computers that secretly monitored its
customers. Recently, the Federal Trade Commission caught onto the Aaron's
alleged tactics and filed a complaint against the company, and the chain agreed
to settle with the FTC.
According to the FTC's complaint,
Aaron's software tracked customers' locations, took photos with the computers' Webcams
"including those of adults engaged in intimate activities," and
activated key loggers that were able to capture login credentials for
everything from e-mail to FaceBook to banking sites.
Under the terms
of the settlement, Aaron's is prohibited from using monitoring technology that
captures keystrokes, takes photos, or records sound. The company must also get
customer consent before it uses location-tracking software on its rental
computers.
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