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Digging Deeper, Episode 1: The Con Queen of Hollywood
What is Consumer Fraud and What Deceptions are Employed?
Sorry folks, there is no punchline here, but there are bottom lines from a settlement the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced last week. We discuss three today: (1) the FTC continues to mount broad investigations and...more
On March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and updating the rule’s recordkeeping requirements as a result of developments in technology and...more
Ex-Reality Star Sues To Protect His Likeness Against AI - ‘Big Brother’ runner-up’s fame may be in doubt, but his case has legs - New Contender - Let’s turn our attention to Kyland Young v. NeoCortext, Inc., an...more
FCC Slams American Scammers for 8 Billion Robocalls - With too many calls to document, carriers are ordered to pull the switch on traffic - One Robo to Call Them All - What sort of activity earns a court order, a public...more
FTC Wants Input on Impersonation - COVID-19 era sees flood of fakery, but why? Trendlines - It’s a common theory that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated changes that were already bubbling beneath the surface of our lives —...more
Another post pandemic fallout is the fact that rental car agencies have sold their fleets, for obvious reasons. In doing so, there aren’t enough rental cars for all of us who have been stuck at home and are now raring to go...more
BakerHostetler 2021 Data Security Incident Response Report – Disruption and Transformation - The report provides risk mitigation and compromise response intelligence from more than 1,250 data security incidents the firm...more
Will Unanimous Supremes Stem the TCPA Tide? With a ‘random’ decision, SCOTUS reshapes the landscape of telemarketing law - What a Long Strange Trip It’s Been - Back in July of last year, we offered a summary of the...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
FTC Tries to Clean Out 25 Fake Disinfectant Websites - But all information about scheme masterminds has been wiped away - Less Is More - There are elaborate schemes out there – boy, have we covered them. Misdirection, shadowy...more
FTC Says Auto Marketing Co.'s Deceptive COVID Stimulus Ads Violate Fed Law - An automotive marketing company previously accused of bait-and-switching consumers with false promises of federal COVID-19 relief is now also facing...more
Finally, CCPA Regs Become Final – but Wait, There's More…or Less… On Aug. 14, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced approval by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) of final regulations (Regs) under the...more
Delayed Shipping Scams Get Their Turn in the Spotlight - FTC brings out MITOR for a new species of COVID-19 con - A Hundred Rip-Offs Bloom - Back at the beginning of July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released stunning...more
As the collective consciousness coalesces around coronavirus fears, scammers are capitalizing on the opportunity to exploit the concerned. In recent months, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has noted the emergence of...more
For tricking consumers into spending millions of dollars on computer repairs and technical services by falsely claiming their software uncovered malware symptoms on consumers’ computers, Office Depot Inc. and its software...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) that brought a halt to an Internet marketing scam that touted supposedly “free trial” offers for personal care products and dietary supplements....more
As part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), two individuals and four corporate entities are banned from selling business coaching or development services....more
Not-So-Smart TV: Vizio Settles Over Data Collection - For installing software on smart TVs and collecting viewing data on 11 million consumers without their knowledge or consent, Vizio, Inc. will pay the Federal Trade...more
Uber’s Earnings, Financing Claims Crash Into FTC - For exaggerating claims about earnings potential and automobile financing, Uber has agreed to pay $20 million in a deal with the Federal Trade Commission. According...more
SPECIAL FOCUS: Current State of the FTC: Three Top Priorities - On February 2, Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Maureen Ohlhausen, addressed the ABA 2017 Consumer Protection Conference in Atlanta and...more
Ken Bone: Breakout Star, Violator of FTC Guides? - One thing folks on both sides of the political aisle can agree upon is that Ken Bone left the second presidential debate as a breakout star. But he may have tripped up...more
Suit Over Block Voting on Reviews Moves Forward - A Lanham Act suit brought by a competitor over a company's efforts to minimize negative consumer reviews will move forward, a Utah federal court judge has ruled. ...more
First Circuit Affirms Ruling Against Jerk.com - In a victory for the Federal Trade Commission, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a Commission ruling that website Jerk.com, a self-described reputation management...more
Tech Company Settles With FTC Over Installation of Apps Without Permission - A technology company that allegedly replaced a Web browser game with a program that installed apps on mobile devices without permission has...more
FDA Wants to Pour Some Sugar on the Nutrition Label - Adding to the proposed changes to the Nutrition Facts label—the first tweaks in 20 years—the Food and Drug Administration has suggested yet another: adding the...more