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Abortion Ad Law Facing First Amendment Challenge

July 2013 Update: The Fourth Circuit has overturned the District Court’s permanent injunction against the City of Baltimore’s truth in advertising ordinance.

Google Pays AdBlock Plus to Have Ads Whitelisted

Is the point of AdBlock Plus to block annoying ads, or to curate them?

The Oxford Club

The Oxford Club claims to have exclusive hold on new technology that you need to invest in right away. And this newly developed substance could render all computers, smart phones,…

Oz Watch: TV Host Pulls Curtain on Phony Endorsements

Talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz asks viewers for help.

freecourse101.com

We heard this radio ad for a get-rich scheme:   Anthony Lowell, “the inventor of the low-risk trading system,” is promising that you can make more than $1,000 a day…

Regulators Go after Fake Reviews

After a yearlong investigation, New York regulators are announcing a crackdown on misleading online reviews.

Penalties that Pack a Pinch

Are FTC settlements just a cost of doing business?

The War Z Returns to Steam, Minus False Claims

Complaints about missing features prompt changes.

Seven Secrets to Keep to Yourself

Keep these pieces of information to yourself to protect your identity.

Can’t Keep a Bad Ad Man Down

Why can’t the FTC put some hucksters out of business for good?

Children’s Supplement Deceptively Marketed

Truthinadvertising.org warns company it will take action.

Week in Review

Oil, heating pads, rugs, razors, and drinks – no, this isn’t about preparing for a romantic interlude, but rather the products featured in the I-think-you’re-lying-to-me category during the week of…

Record Number of Consumers Report Fraud

Identify theft again leads the way with the most filed complaints in 2012.

Travel Scams Can Ruin Your Super Bowl Trip

Make sure your luxury Super Bowl hotel isn’t really an abandoned house.

HP’s “Help Me Decide” Custom Laptop

Online Privacy Protection for Kids Strengthened

FTC strengthens children’s online privacy protections to keep up with changing technology.

I Was Desperate for a Job, But Not This One

The opportunity of a lifetime? Not so much.

Are You Getting Scroogled?

Microsoft jumps on anti-Google bandwagon.

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…