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FTC Notifies Facebook, WhatsApp of Privacy Obligations in Light of Proposed Acquisition
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The director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection notified Facebook and WhatsApp about their obligations to protect the privacy of their users in light of Facebook’s...
Letter From Jessica L. Rich, Director of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, to Erin Egan, Chief Privacy Officer, Facebook, and to Anne Hoge, General Counsel, WhatsApp Inc.
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Jessica L. Rich, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
FTC, DOJ Issue Antitrust Policy Statement on Sharing Cybersecurity Information
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice today issued a policy statement on the sharing of cyber-security information that makes clear that properly designed cyber threat information...
Two Data Brokers Settle FTC Charges That They Sold Consumer Data Without Complying With Protections Required Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
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Two data brokers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by providing reports about consumers to users such as prospective...
FTC Warns Small Businesses: Don't Open Email Falsely Claiming to be From FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission is warning small businesses that an email with a subject line “Pending consumer complaint” is not from the FTC. The email falsely states that a complaint has been filed...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Flashlight App Creator
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges against Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, and its owner, Erik Geidl . According to the FTC’s...
Infotrack Information Services, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3092
Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, and Erik M. Geidl, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
132 3087
FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that L’Occitane, Inc. Misled Consumers to Believe that Creams Could Slim Their Bodies
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that beauty products and cosmetics marketer L’Occitane violated the Federal Trade...
FTC Charges Operators of “Jerk.com” Website With Deceiving Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission charged the operators of the website “Jerk.com” with harvesting personal information from Facebook to create profiles labeling people a “Jerk” or “not a Jerk,” then...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That N.E.W. Plastics’ Environmental Claims for its Plastic Lumber Products Were Misleading
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that N.E.W. Plastics Corp., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 303: Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act: Final Rule Amendments
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FTC Obtains more than $3.3 Million for Consumers; Defendants Agree to Be Permanently Banned from the Debt Collection Business
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The two principal owners of Rincon Debt Management , Jason R. Begley and Wayne W. Lunsford, will surrender more than $3.3 million worth of assets that will be used to provide refunds to victims, under...
FTC Testifies on Data Security Before Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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In testimony before Congress today , the Federal Trade Commission provided an update on its efforts to protect consumers’ privacy in the face of growing data breaches and renewed its call for data...
FTC Updates Energy Labeling Rule To Reflect Energy Department TV Testing Procedure
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The Federal Trade Commission is issuing final amendments to its Energy Labeling Rule so that its television testing and reporting requirements conform to a new Department of Energy (DOE) test...
FTC Warns Consumers: Beware of Washington Mudslide Charity Scams
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In the wake of the deadly mudslide in Washington State, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, reminds consumers that scams often follow disasters. If you’re asked to...
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