Every year, more than a million consumer complaints are recorded online and presented by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). An estimated three-quarters of these complaints…
WikiLeaks, the nonprofit whistleblower organization that has published secretive government information to its website (and shared the information with world-renowned newspapers like the New York…
Regardless of your view on piracy, it is still hotly up for debate, but there’s little uncertainty about its resulting financial damage: in 2009, reports…
Most of us have been a victim of a website scam or online fraud. Maybe the pair of super-cheap UGG boots you just bought turned…
The Internet has undoubtedly revolutionized our lives. The wealth of information at our fingertips is ever-growing, and the ability to share and connect with others…
For most of us, the holidays are the most joyous season of the year. But for others, they’re just another opportunity to rip people off.…
Counterfeits are shaping up to be one of the big online pitfalls for consumers to watch out for this holiday season. With the tough economy more…
If you’ve been keeping up with your animal news, you may have heard of puppy mills, commercial breeding farms where dogs are raised for profit…
It would be wise for any and all Internet shoppers and browsers to be aware of how they are being targeted and how they can…
The post war years saw the rise of a new kind of consumer and a new kind of advertising. During this period, ads were increasingly…