Who’s Allowed to Play Games with the Stock Market? Blog Who’s Allowed to Play Games with the Stock Market? The misleading advertising of democratizing finance.
Jeunesse Income Disclosure Raises More Questions than Answers Blog Jeunesse Income Disclosure Raises More Questions than Answers Not a lot of people are making much money.
Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? Blog Do You Know what Big Data Knows about You? FTC report highlights lack of transparency in data tracking.
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.
Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers Blog Let’s Judge Mortgage Scammers Deceptive mailings attempt to trick homeowners into thinking they need to take action.
The FTC Needs to Implement a Deceptive Earnings Claims Rule Blog The FTC Needs to Implement a Deceptive Earnings Claims Rule Consumers can’t afford to go it alone when it comes to atypical income claims.
Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing Blog Taxes Shouldn’t Be This Taxing How tax preparation services may actually make your life harder.
‘Act Your Age’ = ‘Make A Terrible Financial Decision’ Blog ‘Act Your Age’ = ‘Make A Terrible Financial Decision’ It might be a catchy slogan, but it’s not a universally good idea.
TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry Blog TINA.org Pushes for New Enforcement Tactic Against MLM Industry And if you don’t know, now you know.
Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News Blog Content Confusion in an Era of Fake News Study demonstrates that effectively designed native advertising disclosures can decrease consumer deception.
Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer Blog Health Clinic’s Baseball Ad Strikes Out with Mouse Print Disclaimer Though it makes for a fun guessing game.
What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection Blog What Social Media Can Teach Us about Consumer Protection Arm consumers with X-ray vision to protect them from scams circulating on Facebook.
The Fundamental Takeaway from FTC v Vemma Blog The Fundamental Takeaway from FTC v Vemma Vemma settlement clarifies FTC’s position on what constitutes a legitimate MLM.
Weekly Legal Roundup Blog Weekly Legal Roundup During the week of February 4, 2013, digestion, food, and make-up bubbled to the top of the legal I-think-you’re-lying-to-me landscape. Three new false advertising class actions were filed: Maybelline was…
Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening Blog Yes, Mr. Wilson, Potato Chips are Fattening I love potato chips. The ruffled ones with a little onion dip – now that’s heaven. But though I love potato chips dearly, they only enter our house once a…
A .org Does not a Non-Profit Make Blog A .org Does not a Non-Profit Make Change.org, among other sites, has turned me into what some might call a charity slacktivist. Over the past year or so, from the comfort of my own couch, I’ve signed…
TINA.org Joins the Fight against Value Village in Wash. Supreme Court Blog TINA.org Joins the Fight against Value Village in Wash. Supreme Court Will it take a village to bring the world’s largest for-profit thrift retailer to justice?