Category Archives: FTC Claims
FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill
FTC serves health-app maker massive slice of humble pie—and $1.5M bill By Beth Mole The idea was that Pact app users would set their own goals for going to the gym, exercising, logging their food, and/or eating veggies each week. …
Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Donuts Blueberry Products Don’t Actually Contain Blueberries
Lawsuit Claims Dunkin’ Donuts Blueberry Products Don’t Actually Contain Blueberries By Madison Flager When you order a donut, you’re probably not buying it because you think it’s healthy. However, “fruit-flavored” donuts could be thought of as a better choice (I …
Sex, Lies… And a Dumb Mistake Your Blog Website Can’t Afford
Sex, Lies… And a Dumb Mistake Your Blog Website Can’t Afford By Chip Cooper, Esq Does your website incorporate a blog or forum – where users may post text or files? If so, are you liable if your users post …
Company Accused of Selling User Data Shuts Down after $104 Million Settlement
Company Accused of Selling User Data Shuts Down after $104 Million Settlement By Catalin Cimpanu The Federal Trade Commission has shut down the operator of a large network of online loan sites that promised to find people the loans with the …
Your Blog Blunders Create That Can Create Huge Liability For Copyright Infringement
Your Blog Blunders That Can Create Huge Liability For Copyright Infringement By Chip Cooper, ESQ You’re a Copyright Infringer because of an Infringing Blog Post By Someone Else – And You Didn’t Even Know About It! (That’s Right, You’re Technically Innocent, But …
Scammers offering fake government grants
Scammers offering fake government grants By Kyle Iboshi, KGW Portland man lost $16,000 to scammers offering a fake government grant. “It makes me mad because I don’t have any money to lose. I’m on social security and I have a pension …
Mystery Solved! FTC Reaches Settlement With Health App Vendor Over False Claims – iHealthBeat
The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against two melanoma detection apps: MelApp and Mole Detective. Both apps claim to provide an “automated analysis of moles and skin lesions for symptoms of melanoma and increase consumers’ chances of detecting melanoma in its early stages”, according to the FTC.
