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Three films not on our Top 10 list

Lesley Fair
In the annals of film, Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and Casablanca are among our top picks. But don’t expect our list to include TBX-FREE, Eupepsia Thin, or Prolongz, dissolving strips of film the FTC
Business Blog

Happy 20th birthday, COPPA

Peder Magee
October 20, 2018, marked 20 years since Congress passed the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. Many of the kids the law was originally designed to protect are now parents themselves. Looking
Business Blog

Stemming unproven stem cell therapy claims

Lesley Fair
Old West nostrum sellers used to market treatments for a broad range of diseases with the slogan “Good for what ails ya.” California-based Regenerative Medical Group used a current buzzword in science
Business Blog

Cybersecurity resources for your small business

Andrew Smith, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Small businesses are concerned about ransomware, email imposters, and other common cyber threats. So FTC staff hosted roundtables to ask business owners what we can do to help. You came from different
Business Blog

The gift of data – and a few words about gift cards

Lesley Fair
When people take a moment to report fraud, identity theft, or questionable business practices to the FTC, they’re giving consumers everywhere a “gift” of sorts. We use those reports – we get millions
Data Spotlight

Scammers increasingly demand payment by gift card

Emma Fletcher
Through Consumer Sentinel we hear from people across the country about frauds they encounter in the marketplace. One thing we learn from these reports is how scammers want to be paid. People are
Competition Matters

U.S. Privilege Following Akzo Nobel v. European Commission

Alden F. Abbott, General Counsel, and Ashley Gum, Assistant General Counsel
Lawyers who have been paying attention to such things might recall the predicted fallout from the decision in Akzo Chemicals Ltd v. European Commission, Case C-550/07-P (September 14, 2010). In Akzo
Business Blog

Anti-scammy Sammy

Lesley Fair
There’s former Van Halen front man Sammy Hagar, NFL legend Slingin’ Sammy Baugh, and the incomparable Sammy Davis, Jr. All notable in their own right, but did they win back $586 million for defrauded
Competition Matters

FTC at work outside the Beltway

Bruce Hoffman, Bureau of Competition
This week, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the opening of the first FTC regional office. According to the Commission’s 1918 Annual Report, the FTC first established three branch offices in
Business Blog

Root, root root for the regions

Andrew Smith, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
This year eight major league baseball teams are celebrating milestone anniversaries – and so are the FTC’s regional offices. In 1918, the Commission opened the first three of its regional offices
Business Blog

New freeze law in effect September 21st: Is your business ready?

Andrew Smith, Director, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Thanks to a new federal law, free credit freezes and year-long fraud alerts are here, starting September 21st. What does that mean for your customers and employees? Free credit freezes Security