FTC Settles With Company That Allegedly Misled Consumers About Email Access
An email subscription management service settled with the FTC on allegations it misled consumers about accessing and sharing personal emails, the agency said Tuesday. The vote was 4-0-1 with Commissioner Rohit Chopra abstaining. The FTC alleged Unroll.me, which unsubscribes users…
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from services, “falsely told consumers that it would not ‘touch’ their personal emails in order to persuade consumers to provide access to their email accounts.” However, the agency said Unroll.me “shared users’ email receipts from completed transactions with Unroll.me’s parent company, Slice Technologies.” The company didn’t comment.