Five operators of a student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked millions from consumers by falsely claiming to enroll consumers in loan forgiveness programs, costing up to $1,000 in illegal upfront fees. The settlements are with the following individual defendants and... Read more →
The Federal Communications Commission fined telemarketer Philip Roesel and his companies Wednesday more than $82 million for illegal caller ID spoofing. Roesel made more than 21 million robocalls to market health insurance. Federal law prohibits callers from falsifying caller ID information to disguise their identity to d The FCC proposed... Read more →
Facebook announced Friday that earlier this week, "attackers exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s code that impacted ‘View As,’” a feature that lets people see what their own profile looks like to someone else. This allowed them to steal Facebook access tokens which they could then use to take over people’s... Read more →
Uber settled charges Wednesday it concealed a 2016 data breach in violation of notification laws. The settlement, which was reached with 50 states and the District of Columbia, requires Uber to adopt data breach notification and data security practices and have its data security reviewed by an outside company. Uber... Read more →
I just made my last green pepper casserole. I harvested the last four or five green peppers from the vine. It's a great recipe. A woman created it for her kids who didn't like whole green peppers stuffed with hamburgers and rice. You cut up the green peppers and put... Read more →
The Trump administration’s deregulation would deprive American consumers and the economy of more than $2.1 trillion in benefits, according to a Public Citizen report released Wednesday. The report shows that the potential losses to the U.S. economy, consumers, and workers exceed any cost savings for regulated industries, highlighting how President... Read more →
Consumer Reports is offering a new TV program this fall. I urge consumers to watch it. So much advertising floods our TV watching that this program, designed to educate consumers, is a welcome relief. The host Jack Rico will take viewers behind the scenes at Consumer Reports to get advice... Read more →
This summer, my daughter and her kids from Madrid came to visit in July and August. When they left, I washed all the bedding including the pillows. I ruined a small one. Here are tips from the University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension on how to wash pillows. Follow the manufacturers’... Read more →
Every year millions of Americans find themselves unable to vote because they miss a registration deadline, don’t update their registration, or aren’t sure how to register. National Voter Registration Day is a coordinated effort to make sure everyone has the opportunity to vote. Today volunteers and organizations from all over... Read more →
Ah, sunny California. I just returned from a few days in Sacramento to attend a play in which my granddaughter had one of the starring parts in “Much Ado About Nothing.” I had a terrific time. The teens are members of the Young Professionals Conservancy, which is part of the... Read more →