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Two California consumers are suing Barilla claiming they were misled into believing that many of the company's products were made in Italy and from ingredients sourced in Italy. That is our Mouse Print* story this week.

Guide to Locking Down Your Phone to Prevent Personal Data Leaks

The Wall Street Journal has put together a guide to protecting your smartphone from apps and online companies peeking at your data. It will explain how to limit ad tracking and what data you allow access to.

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Fake Reviews Continue to Flood Websites

Many consumers rely on shoppers' reviews of the products and services they are thinking of buying. And that creates an incentive for unrated or low-rated companies or professionals to boost their ratings by purchasing fake reviews. The problem is so widespread, that you have to look critically at any posted reviews to see if you can determine their actual legitimacy.

Consumer Investigation

Home Title Lock Claims & Tactics Questioned

A major ABC News investigation looks at claims by Home Title Lock, a company which has been widely advertising that its service will offer you protection from having the ownership of your house transferred without your knowledge. The company allegedly uses scare tactics to get people to sign up, and quotes FBI statistics about the growing nature of this crime. The FBI says it has no such statistics. See the full print story for much more detail.

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Free Subway Sandwich - July 12th Only

WARNING: Go EARLY - First 50 customers only. To celebrate the launch of 12 "Subway Series" sandwiches, participating Subway locations across the country are giving away a million 6-inch subs from 10am to noon on Tuesday, July 12. Here are details.

Expect Big Deals from Amazon's Competitors

With Amazon's Prime Day on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, expect to see its main competitors offer big deals of their own. So check Target, Walmart, Best Buy, and others to see what they're promoting. Kohl's is offering an extra 50% off all clearance items in-store and online through July 13th, for example.

Free Item Daily at CVS

Until July 23, CVS is running an ExtraCare Extra Thanks Event. Each day, ONLY IN THE CVS APP, you can save a free item to your CVS card. Yesterday (Sunday) the item was a first aid case. Today (Monday) it is a 60-count bottle of melatonin. Once you have saved the item, you must get it by the next day. Limited quantity... so don't wait that long.