Tag Archives: Federal Trade Commission
GPS manufacturers remove ‘deceptive’ ad claims
GPS manufacturers remove ‘deceptive’ ad claims By Mariam Cheik-Hussein Three of Australia’s biggest GPS manufacturers have all agreed to remove ‘lifetime’ claims from their advertising, following complaints from the ACCC that it was potentially false, misleading or deceptive. For example, Navman …
Beware of scams targeting your money, cops warn Brooklynites
Beware of scams targeting your money, cops warn Brooklynites By Paula Katinas Brooklyn Daily Eagle Crooks pose as IRS agents, doctors, utility employees. Americans lost $41 million of their hard-earned money to these types of scams. You get a phone call …
Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps
Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps By Alyssa Newcomb The Federal Trade Commission is being asked to investigate how apps that may violate federal privacy laws that dictate the data that can be collected on children ended …
The FTC Is Gunning For Greater Powers To Deal With The Data-Driven Economy
The FTC Is Gunning For Greater Powers To Deal With The Data-Driven Economy By Allison Schiff There’s no point passing a comprehensive federal privacy legislation if the main enforcement agency doesn’t have the means to hold feet to the fire. Specifically, …
Privacy groups blast US FTC as digital ad industry ‘lapdog’
Privacy groups blast US FTC as digital ad industry ‘lapdog’ By David Mclaughlin Leading privacy watchdog groups lashed out at the US Federal Trade Commission for siding with the advertising industry as part of an initiative to update consumer-data protections. The …
US FTC stops internet marketers from giving deceptive free trial offers
US FTC stops internet marketers from giving deceptive free trial offers By Devdiscourse team A federal district court has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request to stop a group of San Diego-based Internet marketers from deceptively advertising free trial offers and …
AbbVie and affiliate owe $448 million in FTC antitrust case
AbbVie and affiliate owe $448 million in FTC antitrust case By Max A. Cherney AbbVie Inc. ABBV, +0.54% was hit with a $448 million judgment for allegedly overcharging consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In 2014, the FTC alleged AbbVie …
