HTC settles flimsy security charges with FTC

Shaun Nichols
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Handset maker promises to give customers more robust protections

The US arm of handset maker HTC has settled charges that it failed to properly secure customer handsets. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said that it had agreed to a deal which will settle...

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