Tag: Consumer affairs
Why you shouldn't store your money in payment apps
NEW YORK -- Connor Tomasko grew up wary of credit cards. As she taught herself more about managing money, she realized that many...
How to get relief from unexpectedly high medical bills
NEW YORK -- Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief. According to the...
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button
WASHINGTON -- In the name of consumer protection, a slew of U.S. federal agencies are working to make it easier for Americans to...
FTC orders 8 companies to provide information on 'surveillance pricing' practices
NEW YORK -- The Federal Trade Commission has ordered information from eight companies that the agency says offer products and services that use...
Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating data protection and consumer rights laws
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigeria's government on Friday announced a fine of $220 million on Meta, saying its investigations found “multiple and repeated” violations...
Vermont governor vetoes data privacy bill, saying state would be most hostile to businesses
Vermont’s governor has vetoed a broad data privacy bill that would have been one of the strongest in the country to crack down...