Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute Consumer News Facebook Privacy Settlement Terms in Dispute FTC reviewing changes to policy on ads featuring users.
How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data Consumer News How Facebook’s New Policy Digs Into Your Data More than 1.2 billion users makes for a lot of personal information.
Facebook’s Tracking Cookies Consumer News Facebook’s Tracking Cookies Facebook’s list of privacy abuses in 2011 seemed to grow by the minute. Tech savvy users of the 800 million-strong network reported that A browser or web cookie collects and…
Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” Consumer News Facebook’s “Sponsored Stories” So, by now, we hope that you have taken our advice on how to block pop-ups ads and limit the amount of spam filling up your inbox. But though you…
Judge Approves Facebook Settlement Consumer News Judge Approves Facebook Settlement Agreement gives members used in sponsored stories ads enough for nice lunch.
Facebook: the Place for Hard-Core Porn & Violence? Consumer News Facebook: the Place for Hard-Core Porn & Violence? If you’re seeing porn or other disturbing imagery on your friend’s Facebook page, you may not want to unfriend him just yet. But you will want to avoid clicking on…
TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott Consumer News TINA’s Take: The Paid Ads Left Out of the Facebook Ad Boycott It’s disingenuous for brands to suggest they are boycotting a platform and then still run ads on that platform.
What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Consumer News What You Should Know about the Trivia App Givling Odds are you being good at trivia is not enough if you want to pay off your student loan debt with this app.
Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Consumer News Internet Giants Team Up to Fight Deceptive Web Ads Google, Facebook, Twitter, and AOL launch TrustInAds.org.
MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Consumer News MLMs Continue to Break the Law Despite FTC Warning Deceptive health and income claims, including some tied to COVID-19, persist in wake of warning from the feds.
What You Should Know about New U Life Consumer News What You Should Know about New U Life MLM company New U Life is no fountain of youth.
Ads of a Different Color Consumer News Ads of a Different Color “Native advertising” blurs lines between ads and content.
Twitter Apologizes for Fake Tweets Used in Ads Consumer News Twitter Apologizes for Fake Tweets Used in Ads Users who never sent tweets outraged.
A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams Consumer News A Growing List of Coronavirus Scams A master list of known and alleged scams.
Don’t Friend the Ramnit Worm Consumer News Don’t Friend the Ramnit Worm Hackers are now seeking new targets, moving from e-mail to social networking sites. In January 2012, experts at online security firm, Seculert, uncovered a powerful hybrid worm/virus that was burrowing…
Ads Hopscotching across Platforms Consumer News Ads Hopscotching across Platforms Consumers are gaining control over TV ads, but more are popping up in social media.
Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media Consumer News Kardashians Find New Ways to Skirt #Ad on Social Media From ambiguous hashtags to delaying disclosure, the family continues to spurn federal endorsement guidelines.
A Primer on Slack-Fill: e.l.f. Cosmetics Consumer News A Primer on Slack-Fill: e.l.f. Cosmetics Matryoshka doll-like packaging sparks consumer complaints but is it deceptive?
Who’s a Jerk? Consumer News Who’s a Jerk? Social networking site becomes subject of federal complaint.