BBB National Programs Blog

In the current landscape of privacy protections there exist some unique potential harms specific to teens that businesses looking to responsibly engage with teens should consider.

As the internet has evolved, website designers and mobile app developers have learned to take user experience very seriously. A phenomenon known as “dark patterns”—user interface designs meant to manipulate users into performing certain actions—is becoming more common.

As the metaverse evolves, CARU will continue to advise businesses on implementing CARU’s Advertising and Privacy Guidelines and age-appropriate design approaches to ensure children’s safety and wellbeing are considered and protected.

The metaverse is being hailed as the next big technological revolution. Through the lens of advertising and privacy, and the intersection of these with children’s well-being, what are the rules of the road for businesses interested in diving into the metaverse?

Next in our blog series reviewing the state lemon laws is the Tarheel State – North Carolina. In this series, we break down what the lemon law does and does not cover in each state because although there is a federal lemon law, called the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, states also have their own laws to help consumers who purchase defective vehicles.

If your vehicle is still under warranty and you have an issue that the dealership has been unable to resolve, you may be able to reach a resolution directly with the manufacturer – at no cost to you - through BBB AUTO LINE. We have assembled a list of ten ways BBB AUTO LINE provides optimal resolution solutions.

As we continue our blog series reviewing state lemon laws, we turn our attention to New York State. True to its reputation for making its own rules, New York includes some distinctive aspects within its lemon laws.

For businesses interested in making robust ESG disclosures, not only can the sheer number of frameworks and standards make ESG performance reporting seem overwhelming, the frameworks themselves can be a bit fuzzy on how they define and measure the "S" of ESG.

As the largest and longest-running vehicle dispute resolution program in the United States, BBB AUTO LINE’s 40 years of experience will drive its future course. Together, automakers and BBB AUTO LINE will keep paving the way to make neutral, mutually trusted, out-of-court resolution solutions accessible to consumers.

A new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework (TADPF) is on its way, lifting a cloud of uncertainty that has been hanging over Privacy Shield. TADPF serves as a foundation for a US adequacy decision reinstituting trans-Atlantic data flow. Here our Global Privacy Division highlights several key details regarding the substance of TADPF and the EU’s adequacy decision process.