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Charles Schwab Corp has temporarily reversed its requirement that clients waive their right to bring class-action lawsuits, adding a new twist in a battle closely watched by the securities industry and plaintiffs' attorneys."Effective immediately, Schwab is modifying its account agreements to eliminate the existing class-action lawsuit waiver for disputes related to events occurring on or after May 15, 2013 and for the foreseeable future," the San Francisco-based brokerage company said in a statement that was posted on its website on Wednesday.Schwab still believes that arbitration is the best forum for clients to resolve disputes with the firm, but said it was backing off the litigation ban in deference to clients who are uncertain about their rights as it fights to defend its original ban.Schwab's right to stop clients from bringing coordinated court actions was challenged last year by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the securities industry's principal regulator. A FINRA...
Little-known software installed on millions of smartphones is raising fresh questions about what data are being collected from mobile devices, where it's going and w...
U.S. Senator Al Franken asked software maker Carrier IQ to respond to claims by an independent security researcher that its products collect and transmit potentially...
FNC’s Martha MacCallum on the Baby Lisa missing persons case.
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Lawmakers extended their probe into location tracking on mobile devices this week, asking Apple Inc and other developers to divulge how they use location data and sc...
FBN's Adam Shapiro on the privacy concerns over the iPhone and Android phones’ ability to track your location.
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Apple Inc must clear up "a string of open questions" about user data stored by its iPhone , iPad , and other devices, a spokesman for Germany's consumer protection m...
FNC strategic analyst Lt. Col. Ralph Peters (Ret.) and Former Federal Prosecutor Andrew McCarthy on the political future of Egypt.
State securities regulators on Friday urged the SEC to prohibit Wall Street brokerages from requiring customers to settle legal disputes through arbitration, which p...
Dozens of congressional Democrats are joining the push for the Securities and Exchange Commission to prevent brokerages from including mandatory arbitration clauses ...
“Who’s Counting” author John Fund on state efforts to have stricter voter identification laws across the country.
FBN’s Stuart Varney sounds off on the impact of voter fraud.
Author Nick Gillespie, Reason TV editor-in-chief, on individual liberty and the growth of the independent party.
FNC’s Geraldo Rivera on the president’s failed attempt to make Catholic institutions provide birth control.
Just a day after Minnesota Senator Al Franken published reports on how carriers and device vendors use Carrier IQ , Sprint seems to be taking steps to distance thems...
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