Straight Talk’s ‘Ultimate Unlimited’ Wireless Plan

An “unlimited” plan undone by its own terms and conditions.

FTC Negative Option Offer Comments

TINA.org submitted two comments to the FTC on ways to better protect consumers from deceptive negative option offers.

Discounts at Guess Outlet Stores

Student Loan Forgiveness Services from Equitable Acceptance Corp. and Others

Bumble Boost Subscriptions

Graze

Don’t get your hand stuck in this cookie jar trap.

Match.com Subscribers

GNC: No Stranger To Regulatory Enforcement

False advertising and wrongful death are among a plethora of allegations filed against the supplement retailer.

SeaWorld’s Treatment of Killer Whales

Allegations: Misleadingly hiding the mistreatment of its killer whales and the detrimental impact captivity has on them

Vemma Reaches Settlement Agreement in FTC Pyramid Case

Company struggled under court-mandated customer-focused business structure.

DSA Award Winners Are Ethics Code Violators

Why is this industry group honoring MLMs making illegal marketing claims?

Carnivore Club Groupon

Same amount of meat can be purchased for less on company’s own website.

Electronic Arts Inc.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) is an organization of online advertising businesses.  Since its inception in 1996, the IAB has developed guidelines, standards, and best practices for the online advertising…

Econsumer.gov

Econsumer.gov, which was established in 2001, is a website where consumers can file complaints about online and related transactions with foreign companies.

Operation Lost Opportunity: Feds Go after Job Scams

Under a continued crackdown on Too frequently, the term proves to be simply a euphemism for sending your money along to an unknown person or company and then watching your…

Getting the Real Goods on Cyber Monday

Think you’ve found a great deal on a name brand item to give as a gift for the holidays? Be wary. Bargain hunters may find themselves searching for discounts on…

These “Critics” Won’t Win Oscars for their Reviews

Some reviews come from questionable sources.

Good Ways to Avoid Bad Apps

That app you must have may not be what you think.

Who is Sniffing You?

FTC takes first action against browser history sniffing company to protect consumer privacy.