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FTC Settlement Prohibits Marketer from Claiming that Nivea Skin Cream Can Help Consumers Slim Down
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As part of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers from over-hyped advertising claims, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement requiring Nivea skin cream maker Beiersdorf, Inc. to stop...
Consumer Confidence in Internet Marketplace Depends on Privacy Protections, FTC Tells Senate Commerce Committee
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The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that consumers must be confident that their privacy will be protected if they are to be willing to take advantage of all the benefits offered by the...
FTC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. District Court Opposing Proposed Class Action Settlement with Debt Buyer Midland Funding LLC
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing a class action settlement that would require consumers to surrender protections provided by the Fair Debt Collection...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Aristotle's Proposed Safe Harbor Program Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed safe harbor program that Aristotle International, Inc. has submitted for Commission approval under the agency’s Children’s Online...
Court Bans Defendants from Selling Work-at-Home and Grant Scams, and Orders Them to Pay $10.4 Million
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and ordered Real Wealth, Inc. and its owner, Lance Murkin, to pay $10.4 million, the full amount of harm caused to thousands of...
FTC Testifies on Data Security
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The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that to minimize the risk of identity theft or other harm, companies should employ reasonable safeguards to protect consumer information, collect only...
FTC Materials Will Help Shoppers Understand New Light Bulb Labels Coming in 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission is making two new resources available to consumers to help them shop for light bulbs in a market with increasingly more efficient options, including compact fluorescent...
FTC Combats Immigration Services Scams
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has shut down an operation in Baltimore, Maryland for allegedly misrepresenting that it was authorized to provide immigration services...
FTC Settlement Bans Online U.S. Electronics Retailer from Deceiving Consumers with Foreign Website Names
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The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement putting a stop to the deceptive tactics of a California Internet marketer that allegedly tricked British consumers into believing it was based in the...
Court Halts Bogus Prepaid Calling Card Claims; FTC Alleges Cards Failed to Deliver the Advertised Minutes
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has ordered a temporary halt to the deceptive advertising claims used to promote prepaid phone cards marketed by Millennium...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Oreck Corporation Made False and Unproven Claims That Its Ultraviolet Vacuum and Air Cleaner Can Prevent Illness
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that Oreck Corporation made false and unproven claims that two of its appliances can reduce the...
FTC Seeks Input for Revising Its Guidance to Businesses About Disclosures in Online Advertising
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission is updating “Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising,” the guidance document that advises businesses how federal advertising law applies to...
FTC Offers Tips to Stretch Your Gas Dollars
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The Federal Trade Commission is offering tips to help consumers save money at the pump and get better gas mileage. At the Pump Check your owner’s manual for the right octane level for your car...
FTC Settlements Put Debt Relief Operations Out of Business
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The FTC has settled two actions that charged marketers with deceptively claiming they could reduce consumers’ credit card interest rates. Both operations allegedly made deceptive telemarketing calls...
Online Marketers of Bogus "$10,000 Credit Line" Ordered to Pay $3.7 Million, Cited for Contempt
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court judge ordered a deceptive marketing operation to pay more than $3.7 million as part of a contempt action for violating a 2008...
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Food Marketed to Children: Forum on Interagency Working Group Proposal
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The Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children will hold a half-day public forum to solicit public comment on proposed voluntary principles for food marketed to children. The Working Group...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Alternative Fuels Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on the costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of its Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled...
FTC Testifies on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace
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The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that while mobile technology, such as smart phones, is giving consumers a vast array of new products and services, it also presents new consumer...
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