Thales e-Security
August 15th, 2017
Marketer breaches FTC's standard on making Made in the USA claims.
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Facebook “Sponsored Stories” Program
July 26th, 2017
October 2016: After the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for , the final judgment for the Ninth Circuit’s January
Confide’s Screenshot Protection
June 7th, 2017
Class-action lawsuit challenges encrypted messaging app's confidentiality claims.
Confide
May 25th, 2017
In April 2017, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Confide (an operator of a messaging app). According to
Five Ways a Dating Site May Deceive
February 13th, 2017
Looking for love online has its own challenges.
Caught Cheating: Affair Site Ashley Madison to Pay $1.6M
December 14th, 2016
FTC takes action against dating site's fake profiles.
Ad or Not? Pokémon Go
July 13th, 2016
The in-store presence of Pokémon prompts TINA.org inquiry about possible marketing agreements.
Vizio Smart TVs
April 18th, 2016
April 2016: Fifteen lawsuits making similar allegations against Vizio were transferred to a court in California to be heard together.
Gogo’s Internet Services
March 10th, 2016
A false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Gogo LLC in January 2016. Among other things, the complaint alleges that
Amourcard’s Forcefield Radio Frequency Identification Protection Card
February 4th, 2016
In January 2016, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Armourcard USA for, among other things, allegedly falsely representing that the
Security of Personal Information Store on iDevices
June 23rd, 2015
In March 2015, a federal judge, after considering a motion to dismiss and granting part of it, allowed false advertising
There’s More to Guess at Than Just Age with this Site
May 6th, 2015
Conflicting information on homepage and terms of service page muddles policy.
Nomi Settles FTC Charges It Misled Consumers on Mobile Tracking
April 27th, 2015
Despite promises to the contrary, shoppers could not opt out of the tracking service.
Revenge Porn Site IsAnybodyDown.com Down for Count
January 29th, 2015
FTC alleges Craig Brittain used deceptive means to amass a nude photo library of more than 1,000 people.
How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data
November 20th, 2014
More than 1.2 billion users makes for a lot of personal information.
Report Says ComputerCOP Software Cops Give Away Is “Spyware”
October 7th, 2014
Digital rights group says it's time for law enforcement "to take away ComputerCOP's badge."
Symantec
July 22nd, 2014
June 2016: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of this case. (Case No. 14-16141, 9th Cir.) June