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Their is a plot brewing that will kill cord-cutting and essentially leave your cable TV and internet provider with even more power over consumers. Whether you supported Trump or Clinton in this recent election should not matter. Having options when it comes to Internet access should be an issue we all can come together on. I’ve warned in the past to be wary of the incoming administration’s FCC transition team. It is filled with Telecom lobbyists and coin operated intellectuals like Jeffery Eisenach

consumers. Government regulation such as Trade Practises Act which includes Advertising and Marketing regulation, Fair

united states and around the world.” Nancy Weil says.(http://www.isubscribe.com) (1998) Hackers can steal peoples personal information easily. “Aarons Inc. is a national Atlantic based rent-to-own retailer that agreed to settle on a federal trade commission (FTC) that claims the company knowingly played a direct and vital role in its installation and the use of software on rental computers that secretly monitored consumers including by taking webcam photos of them in their homes.”(http://www

As the explosion of internet social media based companies has grown the issue of privacy has been at the forefront of many people’s mind. Privately held information can easily become available to people and be negatively used due to the digital age we are in today. Two of the leading companies in social media are Google and Facebook. This case study analysis explores both Google and Facebook’s privacy policies and issue that has stemmed from it. Google and Facebook recently have taken a lot of

Greenwashing is the practice of promoting environmentally friendly programs and products to draw away attention from an organization’s who is unfriendly environmentally. Large companies often use this art form to sell products to consumers. In most cases the companies try and target customers who are more environmentally cautious when purchasing certain products. The idea first originated in the late 1980’s (Dash and Routray). The purpose of its origination came from the growing interest in environmentally

Internet identity theft is a serious danger in our world today, victims of this crime have had their lives ruined and in some cases have ended up in jail because of crimes committed by an identity thief. Internet identity theft is “the criminal act of fraudulently obtaining the personal information belonging to another individual within the realm of a computer or electronic setting.”(1) Throughout the past several years there have been several laws passed to combat and keep up with this ever evolving

(LaMance). Many times there is a fine line between false advertising and puffery, which is why it is regulated by the government and self-regulated by the industry. Regulatory Bodies (Council for Economic Education, 2014) • Government ­ Federal Trade Commission (FTC): deals with deceptive advertising on case-by-case basis  Stop ads  Issue fines  Jail (rare) ­ State laws (vary by state) • Industry ­ National Advertising Review Board  Handle public complaints  Pressure advertisers to change ads

There has been extraordinary improvements of helmets from the old leather to the modernized-plastic football helmets along with the face mask and energy- absorbent padding. In addition, the concern over preventing concussions, have led to helmet changes, impact testing methods and reconstruction of injuries during play helping to provide insight on concussions(4). Helmets have been successful in decreasing the risk of traumatic brain injuries, but there is much concern over concussion; therefore

FTC affiliate disclosure policy TL;DR - The FTC wants affiliates to to disclose their incentive-based relationships to their audience in a "clear and conspicuous" manner. Something to consider for BlackFriday.com The FTC (federal trade commission) has been ramping up efforts to enforce proper disclosures of endorsements online. In the affiliate marketing space, there has been growing discussion about how to be in compliance to their terms and how to avoid being penalized. Black Friday landscape

In today’s world, we are all in some way connected to or involved with the internet. We all use different services that we feel either enrich our lives or make them more enjoyable every day, from email to FaceBook, MySpace, and e-commerce. We all take a sort of false comfort in the basic anonymity of the internet; however, when we think about it, that could end up being the single biggest risk to our own safety today. When we typically think of crimes committed against us, we could probably name