Gary Guthrie
ConsumerAffairs
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Paramount+ ups the ante in the streaming wars
The wave machine behind streaming services joining forces might be starting up again. Paramount+ and Showtime have announced that they’re merging their off → Read More
Chicken? Coffee? McDonald’s is shaking up its menu
If you’re a Mickey D’s customer, expect more chicken and more coffee on the menu. CEO Chris Kempczinski said during the chain’s most recent investor call t → Read More
A new lawsuit claims one of the biggest liquor brands in the U.S. is misleading the public
One of the world’s largest liquor companies is facing a new lawsuit claiming that a version of its biggest-selling product is being offered to consumers pr → Read More
Buying a new car? Your timing is excellent say automotive experts
If you’ve been considering the purchase a vehicle, but waiting on prices to come down, your patience is starting to pay off.Used car prices fell 5% ove → Read More
Netflix’s password sharing showdown draws near
If you share your Netflix account with anyone outside your immediate household by giving them your password and log-in information, fair warning: you’re ne → Read More
Yahoo! leads Top 10 list of most phished brands
The next time something shows up in your email inbox that claims to be from Yahoo!, DHL, Microsoft, Google, or LinkedIn, resist clicking on it. In Check Po → Read More
Travel experts share their predictions for 2023’s best bets
Consumers are making their 2023 travel plans like there’s no tomorrow. Various reports show that everything from car rentals to domestic flights to interna → Read More
FTC calls Pyrex maker on the carpet for “Made in America” claims
Pyrex' parent company in hot water for selling "Made in America" products that were actually manufactured in China. The FTC says that's a big mistake. → Read More
Have a subscription you can't seem to cancel? The CFPB has your back
This is a pretty easy bet: 99 out of every 100 people who read this article have a subscription of some sort -- Netflix, Amazon Prime, Adobe Creative Cloud → Read More
Stranger danger! Dating apps strengthen their user protections
Some dating app users are getting added help in keeping creeps where they belong. The Match Group – the parent company of Tinder, Match, Hinge, and Plenty → Read More
The price of eggs is exploding again, putting restaurateurs and homemakers in a tough position
Consumer prices may have inched lower overall, but the price of eggs sure hasn’t. Compared to the most recent price index for “other food at home,” the ind → Read More
Your kids' school apps may be invading their privacy
The next time your school-age child says they need to open an app to check on their homework assignments or see when their school’s next ball game is, you → Read More
Where did you go to high school? Scammers want to know.
We’ve all – yes, probably all – have taken some sort of online quiz. What Hollywood star would be a perfect partner for you? What was your first car? Where → Read More
Do privacy issues make Facebook vulnerable to competitors?
Despite being the first – and growing up to be the biggest – kid on the social media block, Facebook isn’t feeling the love like it used to.Millennials → Read More
First, Southwest Airlines’ meltdown. Now, the FAA has one, too? What’s next?
Travelers woke up Wednesday morning to a flood of cancellations caused by an overnight outage of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Notice to Air → Read More
Parents aren’t doing enough to protect their children against Frankenstein fraud, new report suggests
“Synthetic identity fraud” isn’t a term that’s batted about much in the news, but it may be the biggest problem facing Americans today. The Federal Trade C → Read More
New Year's resolutions apps grab more private data than nearly any other category
Anyone who’s more concerned about their overall data privacy than their short term New Year’s resolutions should be very careful about what exercise, weigh → Read More
Southwest Airlines passengers recall ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’
The great Southwest Airlines holiday meltdown is officially in the books. And while Guinness doesn’t have a world record for such debacles, it might want t → Read More
FTC warns consumers about using BNPL for last-minute gift shopping
When it comes to using Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) for any 11th-hour holiday gift purchases, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says consumers should stop no → Read More
Five things you need to know about holiday fraud
If you’re finished wrapping presents, it’s time to give yourself a gift: boning up on the naughty things that can happen to people online to make their hol → Read More