What The Tech: Amazon customers eligible for settlement over prime cancellation complaints
The FTC says Amazon tricked people into subscribing to prime, and then made it nearly impossible to cancel.
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What the Tech: FTC introduces new rules to combat fake online product reviews
A recent analysis revealed that nearly half of all Amazon reviews are either fake or incentivized, prompting the FTC to introduce new regulations.
New federal rule would bar ‘noncompete’ agreements for most employees
According to the FTC, 30 million people — roughly one in five workers — are now subject to such restrictions.
Amazon accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
Amazon is being sued by the Federal Trade Commission for allegedly engaging in a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into Amazon Prime and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle U.S. charges of illegally collecting children’s data
Microsoft will pay $20 million to settle charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children used its Xbox video game console.
What the Tech? FTC fines Amazon $25 million over Alexa recordings
The FTC has fined Amazon $25 million because it says the company violated children’s privacy laws by keeping recordings from Amazon Alexa devices, even after parents asked for them to be deleted.
What the Tech? Student Loan Forgiveness May Lead to Scams
You can bet scammers will use the new Student Loan Forgiveness Program to take money from people who are hoping to get their loans forgiven.
What the Tech? FTC Warns of Scam Involving COVID-19 Vaccine Surveys
As further proof that cyber-criminals will stop at nothing to scam you, the Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about emails offering rewards for information about the COVID-19 vaccine. The emails offer rewards or prizes for participating in a survey that’s supposed to take a few minutes to complete. “Right now, we are offering a rewards program for adults who…
Feds Settle Used Car Safety Complaints with GM and Two Dealers
DETROIT (AP) – General Motors and two dealer groups have settled complaints from the Federal Trade Commission that they touted the safety of used cars in advertising yet sold the cars without making recall repairs. The agency says Jim Koons Management, Lithia Motors and GM were named in administrative complaints. Under the deal, the companies can’t claim that used vehicles…
