From the FTC: Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges thatAaron’s Inc., a national rent-to-own retailer, knowingly played a direct and vital role in its franchisees’ installation and use of software on rental computers that secretly monitored consumers, including taking webcam pictures of them in their…
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Federal judge’s ruling would gut spyware lawsuit against Aaron’s
Associated Press reports the latest development in a lawsuit I’ve been following on this blog because consumers sued Aaron’s over spyware on their computers: A federal magistrate has recommended against class-action status for a lawsuit filed over spyware installed on computers leased from furniture renter Aaron’s Inc. If accepted by a federal judge, the recommendation…
Aaron’s Rent-To-Own Chain Settles FTC Charges That it Enabled Computer Spying by Franchisees
If you thought the FTC was done with Aaron’s Rent-to-Own when they approved a final order settling charges against rent-to-own companies in April, think again. The FTC just issued this press release yesterday: Aaron’s, Inc., a national, Atlanta-based rent-to-own retailer, has agreed to settle FTC charges that it knowingly played a direct and vital role…
Suit: 185K spyware images sent from rental computers (Updated)
The FTC may have settled charges against Aaron’s over the use of DesignerWare LLC software, but the consumers haven’t. Crystal and Brian Byrd are still pursuing a lawsuit against Aaron’s and now there’s another lawsuit filed on behalf of another consumer by the same attorneys. As Associated Press reports: Spyware installed on computers leased from…