Ancestry Made Its Privacy Policy More Transparent, but It Still Claims to Own Your DNA By Kristen V. Brown AncestryDNA, owned by the company behind family-tree website Ancestry.com, has taken at least one step toward making its policies more transparent. The …
Why Data Privacy Matters Even More in an IoT World By Juliet Childers Privacy is paramount, but as we further approach an IoT future, the lines of privacy and integration are blurring. Despite their page on data protection, Google repeatedly comes under fire every year for …
City to seek $36.5 million in fines from Queens-based car dealer Major World for deceptive practices By Angela Matua The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) previously announced that they would seek more than $2 million from car dealer Major World for deceiving their customers, …
What retailers should be aware of in developments in advertising law By Chad Finkelstein Having just survived peak shopping season, retailers — hoping to start 2018 off on a high note — are going to start vying for the public’s attention …
All the Ways Your Smartphone and Its Apps Can Track You By David Nield The little pocket supercomputers we all constantly carry around with us aren’t just supplying us with useful information, they’re also collecting a host of data on us …
Group Files FTC Complaint Against HSUS By Hoosier Ag Today The Center for Consumer Freedom filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission regarding the Humane Society of the U.S. The non-profit CCF says the Humane Society is responsible for a …
Got a toy that can spy? Here’s how to know and what to do By Joseph Pisan The FBI, which said earlier this year that toys connected to the internet could be a target for crooks who may listen in …
CommInsure pays out for misleading advertising By Staff Reporter An ASIC investigation into the advertising for two life insurance policies issued by CommInsure has found the material included “deceptive statements”, prompting the company to pay to a consumer advice service. …
Native advertising grows up fast, shedding its rogue image By Rick Edmonds It was five years ago next month, soon after native advertising had burst on the digital scene, that the Federal Trade Commission took note and convened a hearing …
Say it Ain’t So: Supplement Companies Actually Claim Their Vitamins, Minerals, and Herbs Can Help Reduce Opioid-withdrawal Symptoms By David Schardt Experts say that the supplements make no difference in relieving opioid withdrawal. “There’s no credible evidence that dietary supplements can help with the prevention of opioid …
