
TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge
Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
In April 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Symantec Corp. for allegedly marketing its Norton-brand network security software as the best security solutions available on the market without disclosing that software with its antivirus decomposer engine suffers from a defect that exposes the entire computer operating system to security vulnerabilities. (Beyer et al v. Symantec Corp., Case No. 18-cv-2006, N.D. Cal.)
For more information about other class-action lawsuits filed against Symantec Corp. and TINA.org’s coverage of the company, click here.
Companies should not be able to trap consumers into subscriptions that they do not want.
Getting out may not be as easy as signing up.
Ellen Lee, The New York Times
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