Watchdog Report for August 2005

 

Total Watchdog disputes received for the month: 

456

Total Watchdog disputes received concerning valid TRUSTe sites:

241

Total privacy related Watchdog disputes received concerning valid TRUSTe sites:

214

 

Total Watchdog complaints that were closed for the month: 

456

 

Privacy Related Issues Resolved in August:

 

Undefined

155

Unable to Unsubscribe

 36

Felt PII was Shared Improperly

6

Unable to change personal information

8

Unable to close account

54

Email sent without permission

4

Unwanted email

8

Phishing

5

Spyware

15

Unable to contact licensee

1

Transactional/Monetary/Billing

27

Account Access/Account Creation/Password Issue

63

Unauthorized Profile with My Information

29

Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) related disputes

5

Public Abuse

13

Other

27

 

 

Resolution of Watchdogs (Closed)

 

Action taken without TRUSTe involvement

6

Invalid complainant email

6

No consumer response 

38

No action required 

57

Non-privacy issue

281

PII deleted and/or account closed 

43

Unsubscribed

25