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FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) will co-host a Twitter chat at 2:00 p.m. EST about tax ID theft – consumers can join the conversation on #IDTheftChat. Follow @FTC and @ITRCSD to ask...
Note: A conference call for media with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez was held as follows: Date: Jan. 28, 2016 Time: 2 p.m. ET Ramirez and FTC staff took questions from the media about the new site...
Please note: This is a phone-in event only. There will be no webcast or live press conference. The Federal Trade Commission will host a phone-in media availability today at 2 p.m. EST to announce a...
FTC and the IRS will co-host a webinar with information to assist victims of tax identity theft . Identity theft is growing, and the IRS has taken numerous steps to combat it and protect taxpayers...
Note: A conference call for media with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell was held: Date: Jan. 27, 2016 Time: 1 p.m. ET Ramirez, Mitchell and FTC and Department...
#ChatSTC Twitter Chat: Be #PrivacyAware This Data Privacy Day Jan. 28 marks Data Privacy Day, an international effort to promote awareness about respecting privacy, safeguarding data and enabling...
The FTC (@FTC) and the Department of Veteran Affairs ( @DeptVetAffairs ) will co-host a twitter chat about tax identity theft at 11:00 a.m. EST. Follow @milconsumer to join the conversation on...
The Federal Trade Commission has postponed a planned press conference at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., which was scheduled for today - Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 12:30 p.m. ET - to announce a major...
The FTC , AARP Foundation Tax-Aide and AARP Fraud Watch Network will co-host a webinar at 2:00 p.m. EST addressing how tax identity theft happens, providing advice to minimize the risk of becoming a...
An overview of the FTC’s enforcement, policy initiatives, and consumer outreach and business guidance in the areas of privacy and data security, from January 2015-December 2015.