Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Blog Marketers Downplay Consumer Harm Caused by Negative Option Offers Marketers are attempting to put a positive spin on the negative option.
Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing Blog Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.
TINA.org Supports FTC’s Ruling against Intuit’s Deceptive Advertising Blog TINA.org Supports FTC’s Ruling against Intuit’s Deceptive Advertising Intuit should not advertise TurboTax Free Edition without making clear that most people cannot use it.
Confession: I Fell for HelloFresh’s ‘Free Breakfast’ Blog Confession: I Fell for HelloFresh’s ‘Free Breakfast’ A reminder to be careful about ad claims that may seem too good to be true.
May the Force of Google Be With You? Blog May the Force of Google Be With You? The reality of the free Google Star Wars virtual reality cardboard giveaway.
Free Speech, Advertising, and Me Blog Free Speech, Advertising, and Me Does free speech protect deceptive advertising?
HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money Blog HP’s ‘Instant Ink’ Subscription Makes Me Wish I Could Print Money The computer giant’s promises to “print free for life” have run dry.
Flexiblity is not Free Blog Flexiblity is not Free The math doesn’t add up in your favor at FlexShopper.com’s rental site.
TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Blog TINA.org’s Year in Review 2024 Looking back at our accomplishments.
So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Blog So You Say Your MLM Offers “Supplemental Income” – What Does That Mean? Exploring the MLM industry’s latest pivot.
TINA.org Supports FTC’s ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule against Industry Challenge Blog 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.
The Unsettling Ticketmaster Settlement Blog The Unsettling Ticketmaster Settlement This settlement goes in the worst file.
All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act Blog All Cheer The Unsubscribe Act National Consumer Protection Week is a good time to bring attention to this bill.
Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days? Blog Where is a Bargain Hunter to Look These Days? After being tempted for years, I finally decided to pay $79 to upgrade my In actuality a cherished geographical region of the planet featuring enormous biodiversity; now synonymous with an…
MoviePass: Rediscovering the Magic of ROSCA Blog MoviePass: Rediscovering the Magic of ROSCA FTC using every arrow in its quiver to go after bad actors.
FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement Blog FTC’s Negative Option Rule Needs Improvement TINA.org applauds proposed amendments but pushes for more.
TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Blog TINA.org Files Comment in Support of Mass. AG’s Proposal to Ban Junk Fees Federal efforts to rein in such charges have largely been unsuccessful to date.
Best Buy: Buy It Now with Confidence (and Questions) Blog Best Buy: Buy It Now with Confidence (and Questions) The fine print of Price Match Guarantees.
57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! Blog 57 Year Old Mom Looks 27! I feel like the online version of the New York Times has me pegged. Or to say it another way, NYTimes’ cookies have tracked my online behavior such that its…
Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light Blog Sunshine Week: Utah’s Small Step toward the Light State moves closer to disclosing vital consumer complaints but there’s more work to be done.