Tag: Federal Trade Commission
California man loses life savings, owes more than $30K in taxes after falling prey to sophisticated scam
On top of losing his life savings to scammers, Chester Frilich of Concord, California is facing a tax bill of over $30,000 which...
Care.com to pay customers $8.5M in FTC settlement for deceiving caregivers, families
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requiring Care.com, a platform for gig workers in the elder-care and childcare space, to pay $8.5...
FTC is investigating how companies are using AI to base pricing on consumer behavior
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday that it’s ordering eight companies that offer AI-powered “surveillance service pricing” to turn over information about...