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Rite Aid Corporation, FTC v.
Rite Aid is prohibited from using facial recognition technology for security or surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores.
The proposed order requires Rite Aid to implement comprehensive safeguards to prevent these types of harm to consumers when deploying automated systems that use biometric information to track them or flag them as security risks. It also requires Rite Aid to discontinue using any such technology if it cannot control potential risks to consumers. To settle charges it violated a 2010 Commission data security order by failing to adequately oversee its service providers, Rite Aid is also required to implement a robust information security program, which must be overseen by the company’s top executives.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
2023190
Docket Number
2:23-cv-5023
Case Status
Pending
FTC Convenes Advisory Group to Fight Scams Against Older Adults
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The Federal Trade Commission will host an online meeting of the Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group on April 2, 2024. The meeting will include reports from the committees formed at the group’s...
FTC Implements New Protections for Businesses Against Telemarketing Fraud and Affirms Protections Against AI-enabled Scam Calls
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and updating the rule’s recordkeeping requirements in light of developments in...
Smile Prep, LLC
Date
By
Courtney A. Estep, Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices
File
Resolution Letter
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FTC to Host Annual PrivacyCon Event Virtually on March 6
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission is hosting its annual PrivacyCon event virtually. It will feature presentations on health privacy, privacy enhancing technologies, artificial intelligence, mobile...
Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services Launch Cross-Government Inquiry on Impact of Corporate Greed in Health Care
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The Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly launched a cross-government public inquiry into...
FTC and Partners Kick Off National Consumer Protection Week 2024
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As part of National Consumer Protection Week (NPCW), the Federal Trade Commission and its partners, including consumer organizations, national advocacy organizations, and other federal, state, and...
Federal Register Notice
16 CFR Part 461: Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses
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Federal Register Notice
Proposed Amendments to Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses
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FTC Testifies in Support of Colorado’s Right-to-Repair Law
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The Federal Trade Commission today appeared before the Colorado General Assembly’s Committee on Business Affairs and Labor in support of proposed legislation that would expand the state’s right-to...
Intuit Inc., In the Matter of (TurboTax)
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against Intuit Inc., the maker of the popular TurboTax tax filing software, by issuing an administrative complaint against the company for deceiving consumers with bogus advertisements pitching “free” tax filing that millions of consumers could not use. In addition, to prevent ongoing harm to consumers rushing to file their taxes, the Commission also filed a federal district court complaint asking a court to order Intuit to halt its deceptive advertising immediately.
The Commission alleges that the company’s ubiquitous advertisements touting their supposedly “free” products—some of which have consisted almost entirely of the word “free” spoken repeatedly—mislead consumers into believing that they can file their taxes for free with TurboTax. In fact, most tax filers can’t use the company’s “free” service because it is not available to millions of taxpayers, such as those who get a 1099 form for work in the gig economy, or those who earn farm income. In 2020, for example, approximately two-thirds of tax filers could not use TurboTax’s free product.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3119
Docket Number
9408
Case Status
Closed
FTC Announces Claims Process for Small Businesses Harmed by Payment Processor First American
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The Federal Trade Commission is launching a claims process for small businesses harmed by payment processing company First American Payment Systems’ undisclosed early termination fees. The agency is...
FTC Action Leads to Ban for Owners of Automators AI E-Commerce Money-Making Scheme
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The owners of a money-making scheme that claimed to use artificial intelligence to boost earnings for consumers’ e-commerce storefronts have agreed to surrender millions in assets to settle the FTC’s...
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