Center for Consumer Protection
The Center for Consumer Protection (CCP) is the nation’s only entity dedicated to providing support to attorney general staff who are committed to protecting the public against consumer fraud and abuse. The CCP’s mission is to: Assist and enable state and territory attorneys general in protecting the public in the areas of consumer protection and charitable asset and entity…
The Future of Consumer Protection is Online
Consumers come in all shapes and sizes, and consumer protection is not always about big-ticket items. Often, misused or misappropriated intellectual property can be the visual bait that attracts consumers to purchase a dangerous product.
Timeshare Obligations, Regulations, and Challenges
The current landscape of the timeshare industry has exposed significant inadequacies in regulation for those seeking to purchase, lease, or exit their timeshare obligations.
“The New Referral:” Innovative Ways to Tackle Consumer Protection Issues Involving Fake Social Media Influencers
Whether it is online reviews, subscribers, likes, ratings, followers, etc., social media has become a source of information and an influential platform on which consumers rely in their decisions to buy a good or service.
Corporate and Government Responsibility to Protect Data and Assist Law Enforcement
This article will examine the current state of affairs with respect to protecting data and make some recommendations about how to ensure that corporations and government institutions take their role seriously to protect citizens’ personal information.
Overcoming Hurdles to Secure Evidence from Social Media Companies in Cybercrime Investigations and Prosecutions
This article identifies primary hurdles international prosecutors face when attempting to collect evidence of a crime from social media companies and offers some recommendations to help reduce cybercrime.
Global Cooperative Efforts to Prevent Cybercrime
Cybercrime is constantly becoming more sophisticated and neither criminal laws, best practices, nor policies addressing cross-border cybercrime have kept up with it.
How To Write a Successful Brief In Opposition: A Guide For State Lawyers
An overview of the procedures and strategies applicable to the Supreme Court briefs in opposition process.
Handling Consumer Protection Matters: Global and Joint Approaches Taken To Investigate and Prosecute Cases
Prosecutors and investigators must work together – and with their international counterparts – to protect their citizens from the harms caused by fraudulent products and services.
New Technology, But Just the Same Old Traditional Fraud
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or business idea by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, typically via the Internet.
