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The Contact Lens Rule and the Evolving Contact Lens Marketplace

March 7, 2018 | 9:00AM - 5:15PM

The Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2018 to explore issues regarding competition in the contact lens marketplace, consumer access to contact lenses...

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FTC to Host Workshop March 7 Examining the Contact Lens Marketplace and Proposed Changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule

Date

March 6, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on Wednesday, March 7, in Washington, DC, to examine the contact lens marketplace and proposed changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule. The...

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FTC Obtains Court Order Against Final Defendant in Phantom Debt Scheme

Date

March 5, 2018

The final defendant in an operation that posed as lawyers and falsely threatened to sue people or have them arrested for failing to pay on debts they did not owe is banned from the debt collection...

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FTC to Hold Twitter Chat on 20th Anniversary of COPPA

Date

March 5, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will host a Twitter chat to discuss the 20 th anniversary of the passage of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen...

Report

Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report For 2016 and Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report For 2016

Date

March 1, 2018

Text of the Cigarette Report For 2016 (March 2018) (589.59 KB)

Text of the Smokeless Tobacco Report For 2016 (March 2018) (632.01 KB)

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FTC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of National Consumer Protection Week

Date

March 1, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and its partners across the country will participate in the 20th anniversary of National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), held March 4-10, 2018. NCPW is a nationally...

Press Release

FTC Releases Annual Summary of Complaints Reported by Consumers

Date

March 1, 2018

Note: A conference call for media with Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, was held on March 1, 2018 at 1 p.m. ET. FTC staff were available to take questions from the...

Report

Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2017

Date

March 1, 2018

The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only...

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Press Release

FTC to Release Annual Consumer Sentinel Data Book

Date

February 28, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will release its annual Consumer Sentinel Data Book summarizing consumer complaints about fraud, identity theft and other consumer concerns and will host a conference call...

Press Release

FTC Approves Sears Holdings Management Corporation Petition to Reopen and Modify Commission Order Concerning Tracking Software

Date

February 28, 2018

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a petition by Sears Holding Management requesting that the FTC reopen and modify a 2009 FTC order settling charges that...

Report

Mobile Security Updates: Understanding the Issues

Date

February 28, 2018

Text of the Commission Mobile Security Updates Report (4.34 MB)

Press Release

FTC Recommends Steps to Improve Mobile Device Security Update Practices

Date

February 28, 2018

A new Federal Trade Commission report finds that the complexity of the mobile ecosystem means that the security update process for patching operating system software on some mobile devices is...

Feb28

Event

PrivacyCon 2018

February 28, 2018 | 9:15AM

Building on the success of its two previous PrivacyCon events, the Federal Trade Commission announced a call for presentations for its third PrivacyCon, which took place on February 28, 2018. The 2018...

Press Release

FTC to Host Third PrivacyCon on February 28

Date

February 27, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to host the third annual PrivacyCon, which will focus on the economics of privacy. A student poster session featuring presentations from the next generation of...

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PayPal Settles FTC Charges that Venmo Failed to Disclose Information to Consumers About the Ability to Transfer Funds and Privacy Settings; Violated Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Date

February 27, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that the company told users of its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service that money credited to their Venmo...

Press Release

Statement by Acting FTC Chairman on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling

Date

February 26, 2018

Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen issued the following statement regarding the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling today in FTC v. AT&T Mobility, LLC: “I welcome the...

Press Release

FTC Posts Agenda for March 7 Workshop Examining the Contact Lens Marketplace and Proposed Changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule

Date

February 23, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today posted the agenda for its upcoming workshop on the contact lens marketplace and proposed changes to the agency’s Contact Lens Rule. The event is on Wednesday, March...

Press Release

FTC Provides Tips for Using VPN Apps

Date

February 22, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has new tips for consumers on what to look for when shopping for a virtual private network (VPN) app that can help secure information sent over a public Wi-Fi network. The...

Press Release

FTC Challenges Schemes That Target or Affect Senior Citizens

Date

February 22, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against two deceptive schemes that targeted or affected senior citizens with phony sweepstakes offers and bogus computer technical support services...

Press Release

New York-based Supplement Seller Barred from False and Unsupported Health Claims

Date

February 21, 2018

A company and its CEO who allegedly advertised and sold two “anti-aging” products using false or unsubstantiated claims have agreed to stop making the claims under a Federal Trade Commission...

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