Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Information Security And Preventing Identity Theft
Date
By
Orson Swindle, Former Commissioner
File
Testimony
(39.71 KB)
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Protecting Consumer Interests in Class Actions
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The FTC and the Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics co-hosted a workshop bringing together judges, academics, class action practitioners, in-house corporate and government attorneys, economists...
Sprint Corporation, Sprint Communications Company L.P., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
022-3160
FTC Launches Consumer Fraud Awareness Campaign Targeted to Spanish Speakers
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is launching a Spanish language consumer fraud awareness campaign, Mantente alerta contra el fraude. Infórmate con la FTC (“Be on the alert against fraud. Stay informed...
Ashby v. Farmers Group, Inc
Date
Citation Number
04-35394
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
FTC amicus brief arguing that the district court erred in its interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it held that an insurance company cannot take “adverse action” against a consumer, as...
File
Ashby v. Farmers Group, Inc
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Bogus California Operation Targets Hispanic Consumers with Work at Home Opportunity Scam
Date
A Los Angeles-based operation has been cited by the Federal Trade Commission with perpetrating a classic work-at-home scam. USS Elder Enterprises, Inc., America Vespucia Corporation, Ricardo Elder...
Report
Implementation of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003: Opt-Out Disclosures for Prescreened Solicitations for Credit or Insurance: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Public Comment on the Proposed (Report and Study)
Date
16 CFR Part 642 and Part 698 Related Federal Register Notice: 16 CFR Parts 642 and 698: Prescreen Opt-Out Disclosure
Report
A CAN-SPAM Informant Reward System: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress
Date
File
Text of the Commission Report [PDF KB]
(1.24 MB)
File
Boneh Report
(183.66 KB)
File
Nagorsky Report
(81.51 KB)
FTC Seeks Comments on the Staff Report on the Franchise Rule
Date
The Federal Trade Commission is announcing the availability of the Staff Report on the Trade Regulation Rule titled “Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising and Business...
FTC Warns Consumers about Potential Charity Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with Hurricane Charley. Scam artists may take advantage of this situation by creating bogus...
Ontario Inc. d/b/a First Capital Consumers Group, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1492828
Spano v. SAFECO Insurance Co
Date
Citation Number
04-35313
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
The Commission argued that the district court erred in its interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it held that an insurance company cannot take “adverse action” against a consumer, as...
File
Spano v. SAFECO Insurance Co
(149.02 KB)
PRIVO, Inc. Earns Safe Harbor Status
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Privo, Inc. has been approved as a “safe harbor” program under the terms of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA’s ‘safe harbor...
Report
Staff Report of the Bureau of Consumer Protection to the Federal Trade Commission and Proposed Revised Trade Regulation Rule
Date
Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising
File
Text of the Staff Report [PDF 1.7MB]
(1.74 MB)
Sellers of Girls Gone Wild Videos to Pay $1.1 Million To Settle Charges of Unauthorized Shipping and Billing
Date
Under the terms of a stipulated court order announced today, the sellers of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ DVDs and videos will pay nearly $1.1 million as combined consumer redress and a civil penalty and will be...
Barash, Jonathan, et al.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
042 3002
Docket Number
C-4115
FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam: Spam@uce.gov
Date
Note: The FTC has retired its SPAM@UCE.GOV email box, and currently is using other, more effective tactics to identify and combat spammers. You can report spam to www.ftc.gov/complaint. Please...
Opinion 04-2
Date
Discusses access to the National Do Not Call Registry by members of the market or opinion research industry.
File
Opinion 04-2
(30.44 KB)
Imperial Palace, Inc., et al., US
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
0323050
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