FTC Backs Do Not Track for Apps Consumer News FTC Backs Do Not Track for Apps Agency recommends ways to give consumers more control over their data on mobile devices.
CATrends: Dating Apps’ Alleged Unlawful Storage of Biometric Information Consumer News CATrends: Dating Apps’ Alleged Unlawful Storage of Biometric Information Is your selfie safe?
Nomi Settles FTC Charges It Misled Consumers on Mobile Tracking Consumer News Nomi Settles FTC Charges It Misled Consumers on Mobile Tracking Despite promises to the contrary, shoppers could not opt out of the tracking service.
Exercise Your Rights: Commenting Online Consumer News Exercise Your Rights: Commenting Online Obviously, the internet has come a long way since 1998, and accordingly, the FTC is seeking to update the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA).
Walmart Quietly Removes Kid’s Advergame from Roblox Consumer News Walmart Quietly Removes Kid’s Advergame from Roblox Universe of Play’s removal follows action led by TINA.org – and inaction from self-reg group.
Penalties that Pack a Pinch Consumer News Penalties that Pack a Pinch Are FTC settlements just a cost of doing business?
Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track” Consumer News Lawmakers Push for “Do-Not-Track” Marketers are watching you, but can you get them to stop?
Why is Walmart’s 13+ Roblox Game Displaying a COPPA Seal? Consumer News Why is Walmart’s 13+ Roblox Game Displaying a COPPA Seal? Only users who are 13 and older can enter Walmart Discovered.
Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! Consumer News Do Not Call Registry: There’s an App for That! PrivacyStar is an app created for Android and Blackberry smart phones that provides privacy features such as call-blocking, caller lookup/ID services and the like.
Somebody’s Watching You Consumer News Somebody’s Watching You What you need to know about in-store tracking.
Talking to Kids about Deceptive Advertising Resources Talking to Kids about Deceptive Advertising Teach your children well, about ads.
Who is Sniffing You? Consumer News Who is Sniffing You? FTC takes first action against browser history sniffing company to protect consumer privacy.
How WeSplit.it Could be Used to Spam You Ad Alert How WeSplit.it Could be Used to Spam You Be wary of emails that say you owe money for charges you don’t remember. It’s likely spam.
Confide’s Screenshot Protection Ad Alert Confide’s Screenshot Protection Class-action lawsuit challenges encrypted messaging app’s confidentiality claims.
Federal Laws Governing Ads Consumer Basics Federal Laws Governing Ads There are many federal laws that regulate advertisements in some way or another.
Planned Parenthood’s Reported Use of ‘Marketing Trackers’ Blog Planned Parenthood’s Reported Use of ‘Marketing Trackers’ Organization reportedly shared information with tech companies for marketing purposes.
GasBuddy Ad Alert GasBuddy Company claims to save consumers money at the pump. But there are red flags.
FTC COPPA Rule Comment Regulatory/Congressional Actions FTC COPPA Rule Comment TINA.org submitted a comment to the FTC regarding its proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule.
Sega’s Sonic Runners App Ad Alert Sega’s Sonic Runners App Self-regulatory body says children’s game ran afoul of a mobile guidance regarding data collection.