Your Ignorance Of Privacy-Protected Information Causes Massive FTC Fines You Don’t Know What Information Is Privacy-Protected & What To Do About It! (Hint – Social Media And Mobile Apps Are Huge Traps For the Unwary!!) By Chip Cooper, Esq Background You’re an online entrepreneur, or …
FTC probing allegations of Amazon’s deceptive discounting Diane Bartz As part of its review of Amazon’s agreement to buy Whole Foods, the Federal Trade Commission is looking into allegations that Amazon misleads customers about its pricing discounts, according to a …
FTC Liability Traps Internet Marketers Must Avoid With Affiliate Marketers By Chip Cooper, Esq Internet marketers often ask: Am I liable if any of my affiliates engage in deceptive marketing practices? The answer is, it depends. This article will provide a …
COCA-COLA SLAPPED WITH LAWSUIT CLAIMING DECEPTIVE ADS CAUSE INCREASED OBESITY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICANS By John Houck Coca-Cola and the American Beverage Association (ABA) are being accused of intentionally deceiving consumers about the health implications associated with drinking sugar-laden beverages. According to …
Thousands obliviously agree to clean port-a-potties for free Wi-Fi By Rebecca Wilkin Public Wi-Fi provider Purple recently attempted to determine if anyone actually reads terms and conditions before hitting “agree.” Spoiler: they do not. In a clever experiment, the UK-based company added …
Is Your Online Customer Agreement Enforceable Even against Simba, The Agreeable Cat? By Chip Cooper, Esq I thought I’d seen and heard it all in my Internet law practice, until a client referred me to an interesting article about a kitty …
Kelloggs Faces Consumer Fraud Lawsuit over Pringles Salt and Vinegar Chips By Lucy Campbell The complaint asserts Kellogg’s packaging, labeling and advertising deceives consumers into believing Pringles’ salt and vinegar flavor comes from real vinegar.“Defendants’ packaging, labeling, and advertising scheme is …
A warning to Ancestry customers who consent to use DNA services By Tribune Star A couple of years ago, Ancestry went into a partnership with a biotech company called Calico, owned by Google. The premise of this partnership was that …
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 …
GAO Reviews Dietary Supplement Claims as Aging Population Struggles With Memory Loss By Josh Long Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia among older adults, with experts suggesting the ailment plagues more than 5 million Americans, according to the …
