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| Tuesday, January 31, 2012 |
| Attorney General offers Top 10 Safety Tips on Data Privacy for Consumer and Business |
| | Protecting personal information has never been more important for consumers and businesses and there are simple things that can be done to help keep it safe, said Attorney General George Jepsen, who offered “top 10” tips for data security. |
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| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| Agreement Reached With Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. Over Release of Some Customers’ Personally Identifiable Information |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein have reached an agreement with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. to provide additional protections to the current and former customers whose personal information was made public. |
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| Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| Attorneys General Seek Information About Data Breach at On-Line Retailer Zappos.com, Inc. |
| | Concerned about a recent hacking attack that may have affected more than 24 million customers, Attorney General George Jepsen, with support from eight other states, has asked Zappos.com, Inc. about its efforts to protect private customer information and its response to the breach. |
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| Monday, January 23, 2012 |
| Attorney General Reaches $175,000 Settlement with Four Manufacturers of Computer Memory Product |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $175,000 settlement with four manufacturers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), resolving state claims that they conspired with one another to illegally fix and artificially inflate prices in violation of the Connecticut Antitrust Act. |
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| Thursday, January 19, 2012 |
| AG/OCC: Regulators Should Fine CL&P For Failed Repairs to Underground Distribution System in Waterbury |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said state utility regulators should fine Connecticut Light & Power Co. for failing to correct and upgrade long-standing problems in an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury. |
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