Data Privacy Day: AG Rosenblum Launches “Do Not Click” Campaign

In commemoration of Data Privacy Day (January 28, 2020), Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum released a “Do Not Click” campaign to educate Oregonians about staying safe online. She is hoping to alert people to the dangers of clicking on links that appear to be legitimate—but are not. Scammers may pretend to be an official organization,… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on January 28, 2020

Oregon DOJ Releases New Statewide PSA to Promote Oregon’s New Bias and Hate Law

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced a new statewide public service (PSA) campaign to make Oregonians aware of the state’s new hate and bias crime law, which fully went into effect January 1, 2020. The PSA will be distributed this week at no cost to all television stations, radio stations and print media outlets… View Article

Posted in Hate and Bias Crimes, Media Release on January 28, 2020

AG Rosenblum Sues Trump Administration Over New 3D-Printed Gun Rule

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a group of 21 Attorneys General in a lawsuit filed last night challenging the Trump administration’s latest rule allowing 3D-printed gun files to be released on the internet. The rule would effectively enable anyone to access 3D-print files online and make unregistered, untraceable firearms. These untraceable firearms, sometimes called “ghost… View Article

Posted in Media Release on January 24, 2020

How to Avoid Gift Card Scams

Today is National Use Your Gift Card Day and many retailers are encouraging you to use your unused gift cards before they are forgotten. That is certainly a good thing to do-gift cards are fun to use because they feel like “free money” even though somebody (maybe even you) paid for them. However, the Attorney… View Article

Posted in Consumer Protection, News on January 18, 2020

AG Rosenblum Sues to Stop Trump Administration from Slashing SNAP Food Assistance

More than 21,000 Oregonians who currently receive benefits could lose them beginning April 1 Oregon today joined fifteen states and New York City in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000 Americans. The lawsuit challenges a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule that would limit states’ ability… View Article

Posted in Media Release on January 16, 2020