A membership reward service called Upromise, aimed at consumers trying to save for college, will pay a $500,000 civil penalty to settle allegations that it violated the terms of a Federal Trade Commission order requiring the company to make disclosures about its data collection and use and to obtain third-party assessments of its data collection…
Search Results for: UPromise
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges With Upromise
Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Upromise, Inc., a membership reward service aimed at consumers trying to save money for college used a web-browser toolbar to collect consumers’ personal information without adequately disclosing the extent of the information it was collecting. The settlement order will…
Two Years After Its Data Breach, Upromise Email Notice Leaves Customer Confused
I’ve Been Mugged has an update on the Upromise toolbar breach mentioned previously on this blog. If you ever used UPromise, I’d encourage you to read his update as George provides a lot of background and pointed commentary on how Upromise is dealing with the breach and its settlement with the FTC.
Upromise Settles FTC charges that ‘TurboSaver Toolbar’ deceptively collected personal information
From the FTC, a settlement in a case previously mentioned on PogoWasRight.org after a researcher reported problems with Upromise’s toolbar: A membership reward service aimed at consumers trying to save money for college has agreed to settle FTC charges and will be barred from its allegedly deceptive practice of using a web-browser toolbar to collect…