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FTC warns hotels about 'drip pricing,' but is it enough?
Consumers continue to get dinged and, worse, surprised by "resort" fees that often aren't quoted upfront in the hotel booking process. This one lump-sum fee often covers such items as phone calls, bottled water, Internet access, access to the pool or...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, Kevin Mitchell, Hotels and Accommodations, Consumers
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FTC: Give mobile device users more privacy disclosures -- or else
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Federal Trade Commission called on the fast-growing mobile device marketplace to do a better job of alerting consumers to what the various market players do with their personal information. It released guidelines for mobile...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Conservation, MySpace, Consumers, Kamala D. Harris
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Feds say retailers bamboozled shoppers into thinking they were buying green products
Watchdog with Paul MuschickIf you bought certain blankets, sheets or clothing from Amazon.com, Macy's, Sears, Kmart or Leon Max several years ago thinking it was environmentally friendly because it was made of bamboo, it might not have been. Authorities allege the retailers were...... -
Know what apps your kids are using
WASHINGTON -- Relieved your kids aren't posting embarrassing messages and goofy self-portraits on Facebook? They're probably doing it on Instagram and Snapchat instead. The number of popular social media sites available on kids' mobile devices has...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Arts and Culture, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Ridgewood
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Feds sue to stop text message gift card scam
Some of my columns spark more outrage than others and, to my surprise, a brief report several years ago about random text messages supposedly awarding $1,000 Best Buy gift cards continues to rank near the top. More than 150 people from all over the...Tags: Business, Allentown, Litigation, Slatington, Target
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The FTC, Twitter and the nanny state
The Federal Trade Commission revised its guidelines for digital advertisers Tuesday, clarifying what the agency expects by way of disclosures on Twitter and in texts. In a nutshell, it said that even brief marketing messages have to make "clear and...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Fines, Consumers
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FTC warns advertisers to keep mobile ads clear and truthful
SAN FRANCISCO -- With consumers increasingly connecting to the Internet on their phones and tablet computers, advertisers got a reminder from the federal government Tuesday that they must still abide by consumer protection laws when putting ads on...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Consumers, Marketing
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Baltimore man, 81, loses his home following lottery fraud
The first caller told Norman Breidenbaugh he had won $2.5 million in a foreign sweepstakes, but there was a catch: Breidenbaugh needed to send $2,000 in fees before collecting his earnings. Other calls followed, promising Breidenbaugh millions more...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Nottingham, Fraud, U.S. Secret Service, Lotteries
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Kevin Hunt: The Top Consumer Complaints, Scams Of 2012
The Hartford CourantHave you been duped, scammed or over charged for services? Have you hired no-show contractors or bought food already past its expiration date? Then let's celebrate National Consumer Protection Week, when no American should be afraid to admit he or she...Tags: Services and Shopping, Credit and Debt, Theft, Lotteries, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips
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Consumer protection week begins Monday
For the past 15 years, a coalition has worked to share tips and information about privacy protection, money and debt management and recognizing identity theft, frauds and scams. University of Maryland Extension — Washington County is joining the...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Theft, Conservation, Banking, Consumers
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Data theft: Guess who the FTC is targeting?
The Federal Trade Commission opened a potentially significant new front Friday in its efforts to protect consumers against data theft. The commission announced a settlement with mobile device manufacturer HTC America that requires the company to plug...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Security, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Theft, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Mobile social networking app Path settles with FTC for $800,000
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mobile social networking app Path has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile address books without their knowledge or permission. The San Francisco company...
Tags: Computer Hardware, Arts and Culture, Networking, Sociology, Culture
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