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Apr19
OECD Workshop on Consumer Dispute Resolution and Redress in the Global Marketplace
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Organized by the OECD's Committee on Consumer Policy and hosted by the FTC, this workshop examined approaches to consumer dispute resolution and redress in OECD member countries. Experts from...
The Truth about Cell Phones and the National Do Not Call Registry
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NOTE: Subsequent to the issuance of this press release, Congress eliminated the five-year time limit on Do Not Call registrations. R egistrations never expire. Once you add a number to the Do Not Call...
FTC, Spanish Data Protection Agency Working Together to Fight Illegal Spam
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The Federal Trade Commission and Spain’s Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) today signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote enhanced cooperation and information...
Capital City Mortgage Corporation, A Maryland Corporation; et. al
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Mexican Consumer Protection Body
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The Federal Trade Commission and Mexico’s consumer protection agency, the Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (Profeco), today signed a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote enhanced...
Vital Basics, Inc.; et al., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
012 3248
Docket Number
C-4107
Dec15
Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues
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The workshop is the latest in a series of efforts to assess the impact of new and significant technologies on consumers and businesses. P2P file-sharing technology enables individuals to share files...
FTC Charges Marketers with Making Deceptive Efficacy and Safety Claims about Ephedra and Yohimbine Dietary Supplements
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged three related dietary supplement companies located in Norcross, Georgia, their corporate officers, and a physician with deceiving consumers through deceptive...
Credit Bureaus Announce How Consumers Can Access Free Credit Reports
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The three nationwide consumer reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – today announced the Web address, toll-free telephone number, and postal address consumers can use to request a...
Nov09
Email Authentication Summit
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The FTC and the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology hosted a summit that brought together technologists and other interested parties to discuss the market's...
FTC to Host Two-day Peer-to-peer File-sharing Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop, “Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Technology: Consumer Protection and Competition Issues,” to explore consumer protection and competition issues...
FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Regulation Improving Prescreen Opt-Out Notices
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed regulation to improve notices of consumers’ right to opt out of prescreened solicitations for credit or insurance. Comments on the...
Report
Effects of Consumer Testimonials in Weight Loss, Dietary Supplement and Business Opportunity Advertisements (the Second Endorsement Study)
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Advertisements 1A-1N
(1.43 MB)
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Advertisements 2A-2N
(1.38 MB)
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Advertisements 3A-3X
(2.27 MB)
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Cardio Guard Questionnaire
(348.76 KB)
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Cardio Guard Screener
(136.46 KB)
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Coding Instructions
(120.48 KB)
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Vending Solutions Questionnaire
(359.06 KB)
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Vending Solutions Screener
(137.19 KB)
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Weight Guard Solutions Questionnaire
(356.02 KB)
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Weight Guard Solutions Screener
(145.08 KB)
Sep13
Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions
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The FTC and the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics co-hosted a workshop bringing together judges, academics, class action practitioners, in-house corporate and government attorneys, economists...
Report
Implementation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Opt-Out Disclosures for Prescreened Solicitations for Credit or Insurance: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment on the Proposed (Report and Study)
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16 CFR Part 642 and Part 698 Related Federal Register Notice: 16 CFR Parts 642 and 698: Prescreen Opt-Out Disclosure
FTC Seeks Comments on the Staff Report on the Franchise Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is announcing the availability of the Staff Report on the Trade Regulation Rule titled “Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business...
PRIVO, Inc. Earns Safe Harbor Status
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Privo, Inc. has been approved as a “safe harbor” program under the terms of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA’s ‘safe harbor...
Report
Staff Report of the Bureau of Consumer Protection to the Federal Trade Commission and Proposed Revised Trade Regulation Rule
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Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising
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Text of the Staff Report [PDF 1.7MB]
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Sellers of Girls Gone Wild Videos to Pay $1.1 Million To Settle Charges of Unauthorized Shipping and Billing
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Under the terms of a stipulated court order announced today, the sellers of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ DVDs and videos will pay nearly $1.1 million as combined consumer redress and a civil penalty and will be...
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