consumer protection

Presents divergent viewpoints on whether or not the internet should be monitored.

Protecting Financial Data examines how people can become targets for cybercriminals, the dangers of identity theft, and how people can protect their financial data from attacks. Features include worksheets, key takeaways, a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Chemist Dr. Harvey Wiley takes on food manufacturers to banish dangerous substances threatening the health of consumers, laying the groundwork for U.S. consumer protection laws and the creation of the Food and Drug Administration.

Investigates soda companies and their marketing strategies.

This guide provides common-sense tips about how to avoid online theft and the mining of data by advertisers and others.

A "Frontline" investigation of the consumer loan industry, providing insights from industry insiders, politicians, lobbyists, and consumer advocates on the impact of the industry on the U.S. economy, and the effect of federal regulations.

Traces the development of consumer laws, a continually changing area as new consumer problems emerge. Review exercises follow each chapter.

Presents twelve lessons in recognizing "junk science," explaining how to tell when statistics concerning health issues have been manipulated to further a policy agenda.