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How To Secure Your Voice Assistant and Protect Your Privacy
Here's what you can do to keep your voice assistant and recordings private and secure.
Consumer Alert
Join us for NCPW 2020 on March 1-7!
National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) is coming up next week, and we’d love for you to join us.
Consumer Alert
FTC refunds $34 million to Office Depot customers
The FTC is sending refund checks to more than 541,000 peo
Consumer Alert
Is that text message about your FedEx package really a scam?
You may be skeptical when someone you don’t know sends you a text message you didn’t expect and it tells you to click on a link. Maybe that little voice in your head starts talking to you.
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How to Recognize and Report Spam Text Messages
Find out what you can do about unwanted text messages and how to report them.
Consumer Alert
How is the Funeral Rule working for you?
Many of us don’t have experience planning a funeral. When it’s time to make arrangements, we might ask friends and neighbors for information about local providers.
Consumer Alert
Fraud alerts & credit freezes: What’s the difference?
Looking for ways to protect your identity? Two to options to consider are fraud alerts and credit freezes. But what’s the difference?
Consumer Alert
It’s not true love if they ask for money
It’s almost Valentine’s Day. Lots of us have profiles on online dating sites, apps or social media to find “the one.” But that interesting person who just messaged you could be a sweet-talking romance scammer trying to trick you into sending money.
Consumer Alert
Bogus advertisement offers target small businesses
Lots of small businesses need to advertise locally. So, if someone told your business that it could advertise through well-known local firms or organizations, that might interest you.