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The FTC, Twitter and the nanny state
The Federal Trade Commission revised its guidelines for digital advertisers Tuesday, clarifying what the agency expects by way of disclosures on Twitter and in texts. In a nutshell, it said that even brief marketing messages have to make "clear and...
Tags: Media Industry, Fines, Advertising, Punishment, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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FTC warns advertisers to keep mobile ads clear and truthful
SAN FRANCISCO -- With consumers increasingly connecting to the Internet on their phones and tablet computers, advertisers got a reminder from the federal government Tuesday that they must still abide by consumer protection laws when putting ads on...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Consumers, Marketing
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Kevin Hunt: The Top Consumer Complaints, Scams Of 2012
The Hartford CourantHave you been duped, scammed or over charged for services? Have you hired no-show contractors or bought food already past its expiration date? Then let's celebrate National Consumer Protection Week, when no American should be afraid to admit he or she...Tags: FBI, Media Industry, Credit and Debt, Lotteries, Barack Obama
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Consumer protection week begins Monday
For the past 15 years, a coalition has worked to share tips and information about privacy protection, money and debt management and recognizing identity theft, frauds and scams. University of Maryland Extension — Washington County is joining the...Tags: Credit and Debt, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Government, Banking, Theft
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Data theft: Guess who the FTC is targeting?
The Federal Trade Commission opened a potentially significant new front Friday in its efforts to protect consumers against data theft. The commission announced a settlement with mobile device manufacturer HTC America that requires the company to plug...
Tags: Interior Policy, Media Industry, Security, HTC Corp., Data Protection
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Mobile social networking app Path settles with FTC for $800,000
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mobile social networking app Path has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile address books without their knowledge or permission. The San Francisco company...
Tags: Media Industry, Online Media Industry, Social Media, Sociology, Twitter, Inc.
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Prepaid funeral plans can be a R.I.P.-off
Premium Health News ServiceTom Waggener remembers how pleased his parents were when they told him 15 years ago that they'd prepaid for their own funerals. "It was so satisfying to them" to think that their children were relieved of the burden, says Waggener, 65, a retired state...Tags: Insurance, Lawyers, Justice System, St. Louis, Consumers
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Anthem halts plan to require some drug purchases by mail
Anthem Blue Cross is backing off a decision to require some policyholders to buy their prescription drugs from a single mail-order pharmacy — a requirement that the California attorney general's office said may be illegal. Anthem, California's...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Insurance, Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Kamala D. Harris
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Apple, Android combine for almost 90% of U.S. smartphone market
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.The latest smartphone figures show Apple and Android phones have taken nearly complete control of the U.S. smartphone market, with almost 90% combined market share. A report by comScore shows that as of November, Apple and Android devices accounted...Tags: Computer Hardware, HTC Corp., Microsoft Corporation, Google Inc.
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More health, less sugar and spending in food advertising to kids
Marketers selling food to children and teens spent 20% less in 2009 than they did in 2006 and are making "modest nutritional improvements" to the products they promote, according to a new government report. Advertisers shelled out nearly $1.8 billion to...
Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Olive Garden, Security, Food Industry, Movies
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Consumers need better way to fix credit reporting errors
About 10 million consumers, through no fault of their own, have serious errors on their credit reports, raising troubling questions about people's ability to secure loans and the fairness of interest rates they're charged. In the first study of its...Tags: Business, Credit and Debt, Federal Reserve, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Chicago Mortgages
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Credit report errors can cost you
A young Poconos man nearly was in tears when we talked about his credit reports. He said his father's medical debts mistakenly were showing up on his reports, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get them removed. He was trying to get loans to...Tags: Allentown, Media Industry, Credit and Debt, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Ratings
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Feb 19, 2013
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