Dept. of Consumer Affairs activates plan to recover $950K for clients
June 24, 2021
Looking to defend consumer rights, the Puerto Rico Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO, in Spanish) is launching several measures to recoup about $950,000 from businesses that have failed their clients, agency Secretary Edan Rivera said. ...
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FCC proposes $200M+ in fines against wireless carriers for selling location info
March 3, 2020
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed fines against the four largest wireless carriers serving the U.S. mainland — three in Puerto Rico — for apparently selling access to their customers’ location information without taking reasonable ...
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Dept. of Consumer Affairs fines 20 realtors for ‘click-bait’ practices
November 30, 2018
Fines were issued to brokers for, among other things, advertising properties for sale online that are not available to attract consumers to try to sell them another property, or click-bating.
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