California man loses life savings, owes more than $30K in taxes after falling prey to sophisticated scam — now he fears he may lose his home if he can’t pay his tax bill
On top of losing his life savings to scammers, Chester Frilich of Concord, California is facing a tax bill of over $30,000 ...
FTC adopts 'click to cancel' rule to make it easier to end subscriptions, mirroring California law
A divided Federal Trade Commission adopted a powerful rule Thursday that requires companies to make it just as easy to cancel ...
Canceling recurring subscriptions and memberships should get simpler with final FTC rule
The final rule, which will go into effect in about six months, is meant to give people a way out of subscriptions with ...
FTC targets annoying subscription traps with "Click-to-Cancel" mandate
On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission agreed to ratify its "Click-to-Cancel" rule in a 3-2 vote. Click to Cancel (C2C) ...
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FTC Issues Rare Complaint Against Coffee Franchise With Burgerim Ties
A Miami-based coffee company that allegedly sold 59 franchises in several states and collected more than $1.25 million in ...
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FTC issues $1.3M judgment over coffee chain’s violations of the Franchise Rule
The Federal Trade Commission alleged Qargo Coffee failed to provide a founder’s history with defunct Burgerim in addition to details involving a past bankruptcy.
FTC moves to take the ‘frustration' out of canceling subscriptions for consumers
Lina Khan, who leads the agency, said the rule is designed so that if consumers signed up online, they should be able to ...
AOC promises an 'out-and-out brawl' if Harris removes FTC chair Lina Khan as president
AOC tweeted in response to Mark Cuban saying that Harris shouldn't keep Khan on as chair of the FTC.
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FTC accuses Qargo Coffee of violating franchise rules
The agency issued a rare complaint against the Miami-based coffee shop franchise, saying that it improperly sold franchises without ...
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Analysis: Couche-Tard’s 7-Eleven overlaps to face skeptical US FTC review
Circle K operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is likely to face a tough US antitrust review if it moves forward with its $47.2 billion bid to buy 7-Eleven owner Seven & i Holdings Co., according to ...
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Long-Term HIV Management With First-Line BIC/FTC/TAF Supported for Black Adults
High rates of virologic suppression were observed among Black patients who received long-term ART with BIC/FTC/TAF for HIV management.
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FTC adds right to delete to cybersecurity settlement
IAPP Cybersecurity Law Center Managing Director Jim Dempsey details the FTC's first "right to be forgotten" requirement in a ...