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The National Do Not Call Registry: Data Book for Fiscal Year 2012
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Fiscal Year 2012
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FTC Issues Revised "Green Guides"
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The Federal Trade Commission issued revised “Green Guides” that are designed to help marketers ensure that the claims they make about the environmental attributes of their products are truthful and...
FTC Halts Computer Spying
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Seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they spied on consumers using computers that consumers rented from them, capturing...
FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Advertising and Promotion
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The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the largest cigarette companies in the United States declined from $9.94 billion in 2008 to $8.53 billion in 2009, and again to $8.05 billion...
FTC Takes Action Against Companies Marketing Allegedly Unproven Natural Bed Bug and Head Lice Treatments
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The Federal Trade Commission filed deceptive advertising charges against two marketers of remedies for bed bug infestations, who allegedly failed to back up overhyped claims that they could prevent...
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Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2009 and 2010
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Text of the Commission Report
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Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2009 and 2010
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Text of the Commission Report
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FTC Warns Replacement Window Marketers to Review Marketing Materials; Energy Savings Claims Must Be Backed by Scientific Evidence
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The Federal Trade Commission warned 14 window manufacturers and one window glass manufacturer that they may be making unsupported energy savings claims for replacement windows. The warning letters are...
Ads Touting "Your Baby Can Read" Were Deceptive, FTC Complaint Alleges
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As part of its ongoing efforts to stop over-hyped advertising claims , the Federal Trade Commission has filed false advertising charges against the marketers of Your Baby Can Read! – a program that...
Marketers of 'Ab Circle Pro' Device to Pay as Much as $25 Million in Refunds to Settle FTC Charges
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As part of its ongoing efforts to stop over-hyped health claims , the Federal Trade Commission has filed deceptive advertising charges against the marketers of the Ab Circle Pro – an abdominal...
Employment Background Screening Company to Pay $2.6 Million Penalty for Multiple Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
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An employment background screening company that provides consumer reports to companies nationwide will pay $2.6 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Fair Credit...
FTC Seeks Comments on Additional Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is publishing a Federal Register Notice seeking public comments on additional proposed modifications to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule. In updating the Rule...
FTC and Florida Attorney General Win Court Judgment of More Than $700,000 in Bogus Alcoholism Cure Scheme
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A federal court in Florida has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and the Florida Attorney General, and ordered the marketers of a phony alcoholism "cure" program to pay more than $700,000...
FTC and Florida Attorney General Sue Timeshare Rental/Resale Operation for Deception
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The Federal Trade Commission and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi brought legal action against a timeshare rental/resale telemarketing business and its owner for allegedly deceiving thousands of...
FTC Testifies on Commercial Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee that the FTC is examining the benefits to consumers, as well as privacy and security concerns regarding current and possible...
FTC Wins $2.6 Million Court Judgment Against Operation That Made Exaggerated Claims for Mortgage and Foreclosure-Relief Services
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The Federal Trade Commission won a $2.6 million federal court judgment against three defendants behind a scheme that charged consumers large upfront fees and failed to deliver the mortgage...
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Effects of a Bristol Windows Advertisement with an “Up To” Savings Claim on Consumer Take-Away and Beliefs
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An FTC-commissioned study indicating that when marketers use the phrase "up to" in claims about their products, many consumers are likely to believe that they will achieve the maximum "up to" results...
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120629bristolwindowsreport.pdf
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FTC Report: Many Consumers Believe "Up To" Claims Promise Maximum Results
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The Federal Trade Commission today released an FTC-commissioned study indicating that when marketers use the phrase "up to" in claims about their products , many consumers are likely to believe that...
FTC Files Complaint Against Wyndham Hotels For Failure to Protect Consumers' Personal Information
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The Federal Trade Commission filed suit against global hospitality company Wyndham Worldwide Corporation and three of its subsidiaries for alleged data security failures that led to three data...
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