Survey Scams: The Texts, Emails and Ads That Aren’t What They Say
The fake survey texts, prize emails, pay-to-join sites and check scams that copy real research, the FTC's warning signs, and where to report them.
Scams and Privacy
Survey scams, your data and apps that pay for it.
What Survey Sites Do With Your Data, and How to Share Less
What survey panels collect about you, how profiles and fraud checks work, your rights under state privacy laws, and practical ways to share less.
Apps That Pay for Your Shopping or Browsing Data: Read This First
How receipt-scanning apps, shopping panels and browsing panels make money from your information, which permissions to question and how to judge the trade.