Week of April 27, 2026
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Your Smart TV May Be Sharing Screenshots Every 15 Seconds
MrConsumer got a scare last week when he received an email from PayPal saying that almost $1,000 was about to be charged to his account. Going to his PayPal account, information about that pending charge was there too! See how the crooks behind this scam pulled off this clever deception.
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
With prices going up seemingly everywhere even before we have felt the full effects of sky-high gas prices, consumers are cutting back. Here are almost two-dozen things that real folks say they have stopped buying.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service tells the story of a company that purported to test a hair sample you send in to figure out what you might be allergic to. Thousands sent money and their hair samples. You won't believe what the testing company did with those samples.
Many consumer advocates worry that surveillance pricing will lead to discriminatory pricing practices that will raise prices for certain individuals based on their personal characteristics. This mini-treatise explains what surveillance pricing is and recent legislative efforts to regulate it. MrConsumer worries that overly broad legislation could limit individual discounts currently being offered based on your shopping habits. Incidentally, Maryland just passed the first anti-surveillance statewide pricing law.
Consumer AlertFake Allergy Testing Company Stole Millions
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