http://www.ftc.gov/rss/audio/speechesmajoras.xml Speeches, news, and information from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. The FTC’s Bureau of Competition seeks to prevent business practices that restrain competition. http://www.ftc.gov/images/seal01c.gif en-us Federal Government Friday, 22 September 2006 15:18:00 +0000 Friday, 22 September 2006 15:18:00 +0000 I am pleased to be here this afternoon to speak to the Exchequer Club of Washington, D.C., and I thank Ronald Glancz for inviting me. http://www.ftc.gov/speeches/majoras/060920exchequerclub.pdf Thursday, 09 Feb 2006 16:50:00 +0000 Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that the agency will host hearings this fall to examine the next generation of consumer issues to emerge in the high-tech global marketplace. Speaking to the Anti-Spyware Coalition meeting sponsored by the Center for Democracy and Technology in Washington, DC, Majoras said the hearings would bring together experts from business, government, the technology sector, consumer advocates, academics, and law enforcement officials to explore the ways in which technology development and convergence and the continued globalization of commerce impact consumer protection issues.