FTC fines apps firms for claiming their technology could detect melanoma

Claims marketers of Mole Detective and MelApp ‘lacked adequate evidence’ showing their apps could detect melanoma symptomsCan you really detect the melanoma type of skin cancer by taking a photograph of a mole using your smartphone? The US Federal Trade Commission’s latest action provides strong encouragement to be wary of such claims.The FTC has reached settlements with two firms marketing melanoma detection apps MelApp and Mole Detective, and plans to file claims against another company&