When normal people use a new app, they don’t wade through hidden service terms. Many just click “OK” and hope for the best. This might be fine for a game of Candy Crush, but… Read more »
AT&T just rolled out blazing fast fiber-to-home internet service in Kansas City for $70 a month. But there’s a catch: customers who don’t want the telecom giant spying on their web surfing will… Read more »
In one of the most despicable scams on the internet, Colorado resident Craig Brittain ran a website that posted nude photographs of hundreds of women alongside their Facebook profiles and other… Read more »
Many consumers have grown resigned to the parade of privacy breaches that occur when apps or big tech companies like Facebook or Google misuse their personal data. These incidents typically result in a slap on the… Read more »
Customer review site Yelp can be a source of stress for small business owners, who fear that a poor ranking or negative comment can sabotage sales. Some businesses even claim that Yelp… Read more »
What do regulators do when a popular app deceives users about photos that “disappear forever” and scrapes their contact list without permission? Not much. On Wednesday morning, the Federal Trade Commission announced the approval… Read more »
Microsoft filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a bogus tech support service that allegedly used the company’s name to persuade victims, many of them seniors, to pay hundreds of dollars for worthless… Read more »
Every year, tens of thousands of consumers spend millions of dollars on services that purport to “clean” their computers, and protect them from spyware and malware. In reality, many of these… Read more »
What happens if you try to extort thousands of small business through trumped-up patent claims? The answer is “not much,” as a new FTC settlement makes clear. Read more »
The FTC’s decision to sue AT&T over how it treats customers who are locked into 2010 unlimited data plans is a popular one, but also peculiar. Read more »