On Tuesday, a group of US tech companies and non-profits announced the formation of the Digital Due Process Coalition. The group will support the introduction of new…
IC3.gov, the FBI’s online complaint tool, just released its 2009 Online Fraud Report. The numbers are sharply higher – they received 336,655 complaints, a 22.3…
Last week, the FTC launched YouAreHere, a new site aimed at helping kids become smarter online consumers. It uses educational games to raise awareness of…
The Times of London recently reported the UK’s Office of Fair Trading is investigating the differential pricing tactics of online retailers. Differential pricing typically involves retailers…
Phishing – the criminal practice of fraudulently acquiring sensitive information online such as passwords, credit card info, social security numbers, etc. – caused some 3.6…
Wherever reviews are present, there is always a risk that some have been faked by someone affiliated with whatever is being reviewed. This practice of…
This Friday, July 31, WebWatch will officially close its doors. WebWatch is an online watchdog run by Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports. WebWatch’s mission…