Fandango, Credit Karma Settle FTC Charges that They Deceived Consumers By Failing to Securely Transmit Sensitive Personal Information

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014.  Two companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misrepresented the security of their mobile apps and failed to secure the transmission of millions of consumers’ sensitive personal information from their mobile apps.

The FTC alleged that, despite their security promises, Fandango and Credit Karma failed to take reasonable steps to secure their mobile…