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I feel that the FTC's story leaves a few things to be desired. Here's a timeline: 1) Circa 2009, scammy "PC Diagnosis" scam starts. 2) Feb 2012, class action
by ipsin 8y ago
I feel that the FTC's story leaves a few things to be desired. Here's a timeline:
1) Circa 2009, scammy "PC Diagnosis" scam starts.
2) Feb 2012, class action filed against Support.com for scareware up-selling a subscription service. [1]
3) Nov 2016, two TV affiliates run similar tests finding they're ripping off customers. [2]
4) Nov 2016, Office Depot discontinues the scam.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Support.com
[2] https://www.pcmag.com/news/349821/office-depot-caught-selling-fixes-for-non-existent-pc-prob https://www.pcmag.com/news/349821/office-depot-caught-sellin...
I feel like this could use a postmortem more than what feels like a congratulatory press release.
I'd be curious to know if there were complaints filed with the FTC prior to November 2016.