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When the Federal Trade Commission warns consumers about government imposter scams, we are usually referring to fake calls that falsely claim to be from the IRS or some other official office. But as a just-announced case from the Federal Trade Commission shows, this isn’t the only type of false government affiliation that can defraud consumers. The $2.2 million settlement with the U.S. Immigration Center serves as a reminder to other businesses of the dangers of communicating misleading links to government agencies. When consumers want to renew their green cards or apply for naturalization, where do they go? Of course, they…
Running a small business comes with its own set of challenges, but with the right strategies, you can streamline your operations and improve efficiency. From optimizing processes to leveraging technology, there are a variety of effective solutions for small businesses to consider. In this article, we’ll explore some key strategies for streamlining your business and driving success. Optimizing Workflows One of the first steps to streamlining your business is to optimize your workflows. This involves identifying inefficiencies and implementing strategies to improve productivity. Utilizing tools like project management software can help to streamline communication, task allocation, and overall project coordination.…
Golf tees, food containers, paper plates, shopping bags, plastic additives and rebar caps to prevent construction workers from being punctured on the job. This is either the weirdest shopping list ever, or it’s just one of the products at the center of the FTC’s latest enforcement action to ensure companies’ environmental claims are truthful and substantiated. Five of the cases involved green claims for products made with additives advertised as making plastics completely biodegradable – even in landfills, where there is a lot of waste, little biodegradation occurs.The lawsuits challenge alleged deceptive representations by companies that make the additives in…
CEO Stefan Ytterborn confirmed to TechCrunch that electric motorcycle startup Cake filed for bankruptcy on February 1. According to Swedish media reports, just before filing, the Swedish company was in the process of a funding round, but apparently investors backed out, causing the company to struggle. Eatburn declined to comment on what happens next. While it’s unclear whether Cake has filed for bankruptcy protection or is insolvent, Ytterborn did tell Industry Daily that he has “no idea other than to find a solution in one form or another.” His comments suggested the company had applied for protection. Cake, known for…
COPPA: All slippage aside WFG-ADM109 November 9, 2011 | 10:49 am COPPA: All slippage aside go through Leslie Fair It calls itself “Facebook and my space But under a settlement with the FTC, Skid-e-Kids failed to meet key compliance obligations COPPA, “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.” The FTC said the website collected personal information from about 5,600 children without their parents’ consent. under COPPA and the Federal Trade Commission’s COPPA Under the rules, website operators such as Skid-e-Kids must notify parents and obtain their consent before a website collects, uses or discloses personal information from children under 13. The rule…
Long story short: A lifetime subscription to the AdGuard Family Plan is priced at £23.60, a saving of 76% on the list price.The Internet is a great tool. Instant connections to vast amounts of information and people around the world have irreversibly changed our world. However, it’s not all roses and rainbows. There are annoying things, like ads that pop up almost everywhere, that disrupt our flow. Of course, there are also concerns about online security.That’s why the clever minds at AdGuard have created a way to help eliminate some of the shortcomings our online activities can bring. Lifetime subscriptions…
FTC watchers and data security experts, this is the decision you’ve been waiting for.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issues a ruling in favor of the Commission Federal Trade Commission v. Wyndham Worldwide, Inc.. The Federal Trade Commission sued the hotel company and three subsidiaries, alleging data security failures led to three data breaches at Wyndham properties in less than two years. The complaints allege that these failures resulted in millions of dollars in fraudulent charges being charged to consumers’ credit and debit cards and that the account information of hundreds of thousands of consumers was transferred…
No one is swiping shades across their living room floors to lip-sync Bob Seger, but violating the FTC’s risk-based pricing rules is still a risky thing to do. That’s the message of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) $1.9 million settlement with telecommunications company Time Warner Cable, Inc., the first case brought under the risk-based pricing rules. Risk-based pricing rules have been in place for nearly three years as part of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. If a company offers less favorable credit terms to certain consumers based on information in their credit reports, that’s risk-based pricing. Under the rule, companies…
The original Erae Touch was one of the most interesting MPE controllers to come out in the past few years. But it has been on the market for less than three years. So we were a bit surprised when Embodme showed up at NAMM 2024 with the Erae II, the next generation of its customizable controller with major upgrades and an unexpected new feature.Now, it’s worth noting that the version of the Erae II I was able to test was a very early prototype. There are some bugs and the structure definitely has some rough edges. But the company has…