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Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and contain specified healthy ingredients. The government is planning to propose the voluntary guidelines Thursday, according to three people familiar with the process who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. The guidelines set ...
Opinion: Nothing New About Privacy Fears
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 19) -- "Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?" asked a recent CNET headline, capturing the frenzy that now surrounds the Internet and privacy. Both the House and Senate in recent weeks have held combative hearings on the subject. These overblown concerns are hardly new. Photography, the telephone, radio and television have all been cast as harbingers of privacy doom. "Privacy, in the year 1931," said a New York Times Magazine essay that year, "belongs on the museum shelf with the sorrowful relics of early Indian pottery and the statuary of the Greeks." Despite these ominous ...
Opinion: A Low Score for Credit Bureaus
By David Fagin - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- When President Barack Obama signed the financial reform bill into law in July, it definitely seemed like a sign of real change. But, as it stands now, it just looks like more of the same. We all want to see Wall Street excesses reined in and a future financial collapse avoided, but, as it turns out, the new reforms do next to nothing to address one of the biggest sources of frustration and hassles for everyday consumers: the credit bureaus. ANOTHER VIEW The credit bureau industry takes accuracy seriously -- preventing, finding and fixing mistakes quickly, says Norm Magnuson of ...
Opinion: We Take Credit Report Accuracy Seriously
By not in system - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- As the economy continues to struggle, consumers are keeping a close watch on their personal financial matters. So it seems a good time to remind consumers that federal law currently provides many rights and protections for consumers that allow them to review and correct information in their credit report. Here are a few suggestions for consumers. ANOTHER VIEW Lawmakers missed a chance with the financial reform bill rein in problems plaguing credit reports, says David Fagin. In managing their personal financial matters, consumers should periodically review the information ...
Apple's iPhone Restrictions Could Bring Antitrust Investigation
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFederal regulators are considering whether to investigate Apple for antitrust activities after receiving complaints that the computer giant is restricting competition by not allowing outside developers to create applications for its dominant iPhone operating system. The Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department were jointly considering opening an initial antitrust inquiry, The Wall Street Journal reported. The process is at an early stage and any resulting probe wouldn't necessarily lead to action. A potential investigation would consider Apple's recent changes to its software ...
Senators Push for More Privacy on Facebook
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyFour Democratic senators are calling on Facebook to reverse recent changes to its privacy settings and make it easier for users of the social networking Web site to protect their personal information. In a letter Tuesday to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the lawmakers expressed disappointment about features implemented last week that expose user data to third-party sites, The Associated Press reported. The letter was signed by Sens. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Mark Begich (D-Alaska) and Al Franken (D-Minn.). To the alarm of privacy advocates, Facebook users must ...
Nearly 200 Million Phone Customers Just Say 'No!'
By Broderick Perkins - AOL News(Feb. 7) -- Many consumers will shop until they drop, but not if you call them at home to hawk your goods and services. Indicating just how deeply consumers despise telemarketing, the federal Do Not Call Registry effort has put the kibosh on telemarketing calls to nearly 200 million telephone numbers in the United States. "Consumers who have joined the registry have reported dramatic reductions in the number of unwanted calls they receive," according to the Federal Trade Commission. Since the inception of the DNC registry in June 2003, the FTC has registered 191 million phone numbers, ...
FTC Forces Bloggers to Reveal Payment for Endorsements
By David Sessions - Politics DailyAfter not updating its endorsement rules in three years, the Federal Trade Commission issued new regulations Monday that for the first time require blogs offering reviews and endorsements to disclose when such promotion is done for payment. Under the new rules, a blog could face an $11,000 fine each time it endorses a product or service without revealing that it has been paid by the company or individual promoting the product. Consumer advocates say the new regulations will make it easier for consumers to tell the difference between sponsored sales pitches and objective writing in an age when ...
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