The Hidden Risk Behind the Hype Among the most pressing concerns is the phenomenon of AI washing, which can be the practice of overstating or misrepresenting a company’s AI capabilities or can be the increased acceptance of low-quality output. While it may be a trendy marketing tactic, AI washing can also carry significant legal liabilities […] The post AI Washing appeared first on QuickRead | News for the Financial Consulting Professional.| QuickRead | News for the Financial Consulting Professional
Kars-R-Us.com and its operators raised millions, but only a fraction of donations went to fund breast cancer screenings, the FTC and Utah allege Salt Lake City—Utah and the Federal Trade Commission filed an agreement in federal court today with Kars-R-Us.com and its operators, who are accused of having devised a national charity fraud scheme with more than $45.5 million in ... Read More The post Utah and the FTC Act to Stop a Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme appeared first on d...| dcp.utah.gov
The lawsuit alleges Live Nation-Ticketmaster encouraged brokers to buy and sell millions of tickets on the secondary market SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster for hiding fees and misrepresenting ticket prices. The suit also alleges Ticketmaster encouraged brokers to circumvent the site’s enforcement measures ... Read More| dcp.utah.gov
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Regulatory Oversight, Chris Willis is joined by Joseph DeFazio, Bill Foley, and Michael Yaghi to discuss the implications of New York’s FAIR Act, a significant amendment to the state’s UDAAP statute. The FAIR Act aims to broaden consumer protection by lowering the threshold for legal... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
The FTC is suing Zillow and Redfin over their rental syndication agreement, claiming that the two firms conspired to eliminate competition in the rental listing space.| HousingWire
Amazon has agreed to a settlement in a case in which the agency accused it of using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for its Prime subscriptions ...| Home Textiles Today
The FTC will hold a noncompete workshop on October 8, 2025, featuring panels on worker impact, policy perspectives, and economic costs.| Fair Competition Law
The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week sent a letter to Google's CEO demanding to know why Gmail was blocking messages from Republican senders while allegedly failing to block similar missives supporting Democrats. The letter followed media reports accusing Gmail of disproportionately flagging messages from the GOP fundraising platform WinRed and sending them to the spam folder. But according to experts who track daily spam volumes worldwide, WinRed's messages are gettin...| Krebs on Security
Proposed Consent Order Mandates Robust Program to Prevent CSAM and NCM and Imposes $5 Million Penalty SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—The ... Read More The post PRESS RELEASE: Utah Division of Consumer Protection and FTC Secure Landmark Settlement with Aylo Over Unconscionable and Deceptive Practices appeared first on blog.commerce.utah.gov.| blog.commerce.utah.gov
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.| The American Prospect
We are not talking enough about Snapchat, the race for AI hegemony and the lack of enforcement of tech regulation. […] The post Snapchat’s AI Data Grab: Why teens are at risk and regulators are silent appeared first on TACD | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue.| TACD | Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue
In July, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that telemedicine company NextMed agreed to pay $150,000 to settle charges that it deceptively| Inside Privacy
By: Kristina Launey and Minh Vu Seyfarth Synopsis: The FTC issued a Decision and Order prohibiting accessibility plug-in/Widget vendor AccessiBe from making misleading claims and to pay $1 million. As the number of website accessibility lawsuit filings have exceeded 2,200 per year since 2018, so too has the list of companies offering solutions for making... Continue Reading| ADA Title III
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said two operators of an alleged eCommerce business opportunity scam have agreed to settle the charges. Trevor Duffy| PYMNTS.com
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection (DCP) have reached a court-ordered settlement with Response Marketing Group, LLC and its principals, who have agreed to pay $15 million and are banned from selling money-making opportunities. The suit brought by DCP and the FTC alleged that Response Marketing used false promises to sell expensive real estate investment training programs. Additionally, two real estate cel...| dcp.utah.gov
Experts say the American Privacy Rights Act is a good first step but that more can be done to protect consumers from the sale of their personal data.| CyberScoop
