Consumers need protection for a variety of reasons, some of which (but not all) follow:
Protection Against Information Inequalities
A company knows more about their products than do consumers. Some organizations use this information in such a manner that hurts or negatively impacts consumers. For example, the knowledge that a product has blown up in labs but the decision to not conduct a recall because the perceived likelihood (and underlying cost) is lower than that of the recall.
Protection Against Deceptive Advertising
Advertising has traditionally provided a lot more "stuff" than just the key benefits of the product. Some ads may be considered downright deceptive and, given that advertising is very much a direct-to-consumer product, consumers might assume that all aspects of the ad are true. For example, liquor advertisers used to place subliminal images and pictures in the ice cubes within the drink suggesting power and sex, two things that a particular product would not likely provide to the buying consumer.
Protection Against Privacy Sharing/Invasion
Part of the toolkit used by marketers include data mining the information gathered through registrations, sweepstakes and other public-facing data acquisition. Consumers would not want companies to sell and use the information in such a manner that the privacy of the consumer is put at risk. For example, a major US call center decided to offshore operations to another company. That offshore company collected information about the client's customers and sold that information to local companies who, in turn, solicited the customers in the US for products, undermining privacy laws and data access.
Consumer choices
Monopolistic competitions should be regulated to protect consumers against exploitation.
Both should be protected, Cause there Are people who try to sue business just for money and there are business that steal from people, so both need to be protected by the law. Hope this helps.
A free market is an economic system where the government is not involved and prices are set by private business owners. The main implication is the fact that consumers are not protected and are therefore abused through exorbitant prices.
the customers can show their solidarity only by fulfilling their duties in the following ways - (i) The consumers should be very careful about the quality of goods as well as the guarantee of products and services while purchasing anything from the market. (ii) Every time they purchase anything, they should ask for the cash memo. (iii) They should preferably purchase quality goods marked by ISI, AGMARK etc. (iv) Consumers should complain to the proper authorities (District, State or Central Consumer Protection Councils) in case of any grievance. (v) Consumers must know their rights and exercise them promptly and properly. (vi) They should form Consumer Awareness Organisations in their own localities and help each other when called for.
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Consumers must be protected for an economy to be truly productive. There is a great danger of recession when the owners hold all of the power.
needs it bad
should be protected.
All constitutional freedoms should be protected.
Yes they should be
The level of government regulation of commercial speech should strike a balance between protecting consumers from false or misleading claims while also upholding businesses' right to free expression. Too much regulation can stifle innovation and competition, while too little can harm consumers. It is essential to find a middle ground that safeguards against deceptive practices while still fostering a dynamic marketplace.
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a flood plain should be protected or else people would build on one and won't survive
Leather back turtles should be protected because they are rare and we need to keep them safe
Consumers should look afterthemselves beacuse:after the product has been sold, it becomes thier responsibility.Also as the product belongs to them; they should look after the product.
An endangered species should be protected until they are no longer endangered. This means that the population should be stable and able to support itself.