Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬 on Nostr: #FTC orders #Intuit to stop pushing "free" software that isn't really free ...
#FTC orders #Intuit to stop pushing "free" software that isn't really free
#ConsumerProtection #watchdog's investigated how Intuit promoted its #tax preparation software #TurboTax as being a "free" including deceptive #ads shown during Super Bowl and the 2022 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
However, the ads were misleading as millions of Americans couldn't use Turbotax to file their taxes for free over the years, finding that it was all just a waste of time https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/ftc-orders-intuit-to-stop-pushing-free-software-that-isnt-really-free/
#ConsumerProtection #watchdog's investigated how Intuit promoted its #tax preparation software #TurboTax as being a "free" including deceptive #ads shown during Super Bowl and the 2022 NCAA Basketball Tournament.
However, the ads were misleading as millions of Americans couldn't use Turbotax to file their taxes for free over the years, finding that it was all just a waste of time https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/ftc-orders-intuit-to-stop-pushing-free-software-that-isnt-really-free/