Cyberscam Targeted by FTC
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A cyberscammer who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and hold them captive while he pelted their screens with...
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Joint FTC/Commerce Department Report Released on "Reasonable Demonstration" Requirement of ESIGN
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The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released a report they prepared jointly at the...
"How-to" Publisher Settles Deceptive Book Club Marketing Allegations
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On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") today filed a civil penalty complaint and proposed consent decree against Creative Publishing International ("CPI"), a...
May22
Disclosure Exposure: An FTC-NAD Workshop on Effective Disclosures in Advertising
The FTC and the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus held a public workshop to explore how marketers comply with "clear and conspicuous" disclosure...
Entertainment Software Rating Board Awarded "Safe Harbor" Status
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy...
FTC Announces Settlements with Web Sites That Collected Children's Personal Data Without Parental Permission
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Marking the first anniversary of the effective date of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with three Web operators for violations of the...
Apr03
Esign Public Workshop: Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act
This workshop was part of the FTC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) effort to gather information to report to Congress on the benefits and burdens of å¤ 101...
Mar13
The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data
The FTC hosted a public workshop that explored how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. The FTC explored how detailed consumer...
Feb06
Public Roundtable: Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts
The FTC held a roundtable discussion to discuss: 1) recommendations by business and consumer groups regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") for online consumer disputes; and 2) a...
Report
Commission Enforcement Activities During Calendar Year 2000 Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act:Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
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Dolores S. Smith, Director Division of Consumer and Community Affairs Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington, D.C. 20551 Dear Ms. Smith: This letter responds to your request for...
Jan30
Etail dEtails: Seminar on Internet Marketing
The FTC and the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) presented a seminar for Internet retailers, marketers and suppliers on applying offline rules and regulations online. The seminar, led by FTC...
Public Statement
Washington State Senate: Identity Theft Statement
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Senator Prentice and members of the Committee, I am Charles Harwood, Director of the Northwest Region of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission").( 1) I appreciate the opportunity to...
FTC Closes Down Fake I.D. Mill on The Internet
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An Internet business that bragged about the "high quality" of the templates it sold to help produce false identity documents has been ordered to halt the sales by a U. S. District Court at the request...
Dec11
The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues
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The FTC hosted a public workshop to examine emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection issues they raise.
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