CATrends: Fake Discounts on Fitness Products
When the sale price is the regular price.
Borovoy et al. v. Squishable.com, Inc.
23-cv-3660, S.D.N.Y.
(May 2023)
Squishable.com
Misrepresenting that it protects consumers’ personal information when it failed to do so and there was a data breach in 2023
Settled
(Preliminarily approved)
https://onlinetoydatabreachsettlement.com/
When the sale price is the regular price.
Software maker will pay a $75 million fine and provide “affected consumers” with free services.
Order puts platforms like Amazon and Walmart on notice.
Advertised “best deal ever” comes with some caveats.
Cecilia D’Anastasio, Bloomberg