… Meta is being sued by the Consumer Federation of America, a nonprofit, over scam ads on Facebook and Instagram and allegedly misleading consumers about the company’s efforts to combat them. …
… Searching for news stories and digging into a company's websites to see what issues they talk about can amount to a lot of work. Websites and publications like Ethical Consumer have done some of the legwork here, condensing this information into score tables for devices like laptops and smartphones. …
… He says more recent research reveals that data points like age and gender can be identified via the voices interacting with Alexa devices, and that is being used for ad personalization. “This is not a consumer device company that takes privacy very seriously,” Gamero-Garrido says. …
… That same month, US senators Amy Klobuchar, Maria Cantwell, and Ed Markey called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission to address the potential safety risks of these devices. …
… And requirements that users create accounts or pay for subscriptions before opting out at all, among others. “Manipulative design has no place in opt-out requests,” EPIC says. “Companies must design opt-out processes with respect toward consumers’ rights, and if they do not, regulators at the state… …
… Based on the EU laws, companies have to self-report how their devices meet repair requirements. …
… In an Instagram DM, a FattyPack representative says: “Since we don’t promote our product for drug use, we’ve had zero issues with Meta ads. …
… Also new is multi-ring support, allowing users to pair and switch between multiple Ring 4 and Ring 5 devices on a single account at no additional charge. …
… When it comes to the data revealed by our devices, the legal issues are trickier still. …
… Some issues with automatic keystoning. offer more flexibility than traditional long-throw models. …