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Podcast: This Week in Tech with Jeanne Destro
Episode: FTC Steps Up for Consumers With Action To Fight Fraud & Scams
Description: Consumers have been complaining loud and long about how when they try to cancel subscriptions, they either can't do it at all; or they get such a big run-around, that it takes a lot of time, effort, and money to make it happen,
That's why this week's news that the FTC's new "Click to Cancel" rule is in effect, which make It easier for consumers to end recurring subscriptions and memberships, is such a big deal. Of course, no good deed goes unpunished, and that new rule is now under fire fromt he cable industry, home security companies, and advertisers...