Plot twist: Cheesy soap opera script is deceptive drug ad, doctors warn By Beth Mole This year on General Hospital, central character Anna Devane is stricken with a rare and life-threatening type of blood cancer. Gasp! OK, this may not …

Twitter Updates Privacy Policy By Angela Moscaritolo Twitter has announced some privacy policy updates and new tools to give users more control over how their information is used. It should now be a little easier to keep tabs on how …

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 …

Three vaping retailers slapped with $175,000 in court fines over misleading advertising By Amy Bainbridge A consumer watchdog has chalked up a win against three e-cigarettes companies, with a court finding they misled customers about toxins in their products. The Federal …

What you’re really agreeing to when you accept your smart TV’s privacy policy By Hayley Tsukayama Let’s be honest here — most of us don’t read the privacy policies for smart televisions. And even if we try to, it’s often …

FTC: No Evidence That Herbal Products Alleviate Opiate Withdrawal By Mary Beth Quirk Given the pain, nausea, intestinal distress, craving, and other unpleasantness involved in opiate withdrawal, it’s understandable that people might be tempted to put their faith in an …

Unroll.me backlash shows us exactly what’s wrong with privacy policies By Hayley Tsukayama “Sneaky.” “Dishonest.” “There is no coming back from this.” Those are a few of the things that users of the email service Unroll.me have had to say to the …

The FTC Isn’t Kidding About Instagram Ads By Victoria Sheridan The Federal Trade Commission means business when it comes to regulating Instagram advertisements. The consumer rights advocacy group Public Citizen recently complained celebrities weren’t being upfront about which of their posts …

LinkedIn’s updated Privacy Policy will share your profile with more 3rd party services, arrange meet ups and more By Pradeep LinkedIn recently announced that they are updating their updated Terms of Service which includes the Privacy Policy and User Agreement. …

Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’ Could Snoop a Lot More Than Just Your Clothes By Brian Barrett  The new Amazon Echo Look seems like a logical enough extension of Alexa, the company’s AI-powered digital assistant. Previously, Alexa lived inside speakers. Now, it’s in …