FTC says ScanScout wrongly claimed consumers could opt out of receiving targeted ads by changing browser settings to block cookies. The FTC says the company used Flash cookies that browser settings could not block. A proposed settlement from the FTC bars the company from misrepresenting its data-collection practices. The agreement will be subject to public comment through Dec 8, after which the commission will decide whether to make it final. No one at the company’s New York office picked up a phone call late Tuesday, and the call did not go to voicemail.”]