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Keep FCRA in the foreground when the subject is background screening

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April 9, 2014

When the talk turns to Big Data, part of the conversation is about all the public information available about people's lives – and how companies market it to prospective employers, landlords, etc. Two...

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Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, et al.: Commission Letters To Commenters (April 9, 2014)

In the Matter of Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, and Erik M. Geidl FTC Matter/File Number: 132 3087 Return to Goldenshores Technologies, LLC page

Letter to Commenter Alford (83.26 KB)

Letter to Commenter Brownell (83.22 KB)

Letter to Commenter Buckman (83.1 KB)

Letter to Commenter Farrow (83.01 KB)

Letter to Commenter Green (83.09 KB)

Letter to Commenter Keilers (82.77 KB)

Letter to Commenter Lewis-Anderson (82.62 KB)

Letter to Commenter Mckenzie (82.76 KB)

Letter to Commenter J. Miller (83.13 KB)

Letter to Commenter M. Miller (82.78 KB)

Letter To Commenter CTIA - The Wireless Association (78.45 KB)

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Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents

Since 1980, childhood obesity rates have tripled among adolescents and doubled among younger children. While many factors contribute to childhood obesity, regardless of the causes, responsible...

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Default lines: How the FTC says Credit Karma and Fandango SSLighted security settings

Date

March 28, 2014

Imagine a burly doorman at an exclusive party. When someone claims to be a guest, the doorman checks their invitation and runs it against the names on the list. If it doesn’t match up, the person won...

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Apple Inc.: Commission Letters To Commenters (March 27, 2014)

In the Matter of Apple Inc. FTC Matter/File Number: 112 3108 Return to Apple Inc. case page

Letter To Commenter Barnes (32.29 KB)

Letter To Commenter Bell (30.04 KB)

Letter To Commenter Caime (29.44 KB)

Letter To Commenter Clamp (29.32 KB)

Letter To Commenter Coakley (29.19 KB)

Letter To Commenter Crosby (29.2 KB)

Letter To Commenter Damani (31.81 KB)

Letter To Commenter DeCarlo (30.74 KB)

Letter To Commenter Elliott (28.29 KB)

Letter To Commenter Goorin (29.37 KB)

Letter To Commenter Graber (29.38 KB)

Letter To Commenter Harris (29.18 KB)

Letter To Commenter High (29.36 KB)

Letter To Commenter Holman (28.9 KB)

Letter To Commenter Janus (29.55 KB)

Letter To Commenter Johnson (28.7 KB)

Letter To Commenter Kozel (30.73 KB)

Letter To Commenter Lippe (29 KB)

Letter To Commenter Loebbaka (29.41 KB)

Letter To Commenter Mendez (29.45 KB)

Letter To Commenter Mitchell (29.25 KB)

Letter To Commenter Moreno (29.4 KB)

Letter To Commenter O'Toole (29.45 KB)

Letter To Commenter Padro (Spanish) (30.68 KB)

Letter To Commenter Padro (29.39 KB)

Letter To Commenter Payonk (29.29 KB)

Letter To Commenter Polk (29.37 KB)

Letter To Commenter Reverend (28.41 KB)

Letter To Commenter Rojas (29.24 KB)

Letter To Commenter Rutter (30.51 KB)

Letter To Commenter Schlect (29.41 KB)

Letter To Commenter Schutrop (29.35 KB)

Letter To Commenter Stein (30.8 KB)

Letter To Commenter Strachan (29.62 KB)

Letter To Commenter Strasser (30.18 KB)

Letter To Commenter Thomas (29.28 KB)

Letter To Commenter Torres (29.4 KB)

Letter To Commenter VanLerberg (29.23 KB)

Letter To Commenter Wagers (29.22 KB)

Letter To Commenter Tuley (29.29 KB)

Letter To Commenter Wells (29.17 KB)

Letter To Commenter Williams (29.27 KB)

Letter To Commenter Yanagi (29.35 KB)

Letter To Commenter Zacarias (Spanish) (30.58 KB)

Letter To Commenter Zacarias (29.44 KB)

Letter To Commenter Zellers (29.26 KB)

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Zero sum game?

Date

March 21, 2014

For people in the market for a car, an ad on YouTube for Massachusetts-based Courtesy Auto Group featured some eye-catching numbers: “Get behind the wheel of the new 2013 Kia Sorento, now lease priced...

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Needle and threats

Date

March 13, 2014

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lays out some pretty clear dos and don’ts for debt collectors. Do identify yourself as a debt collector. Do follow up within five days of your initial...

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Richard Cleland

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Do you sell health products? Court opinion offers truth-in-advertising recap

Date

March 7, 2014

Advertisers that sell health products should know the legal standards by now, but to those resistant to the message, a federal judge in California spelled them out again in a $2.2 million judgment...

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FTC settlement with ADT sounds alarm about deceptive use of paid endorsers

Date

March 6, 2014

Consumers who tuned in to programs like the Today Show, Daybreak USA, and local newscasts may have caught interviews with guests billed as “The Safety Mom,” a home security expert, or a tech expert...

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Are your green claims clean? Knock on wood.

Date

February 21, 2014

Not every building project starts with an ax-wielding guy in a flannel shirt yelling “tim-berrrr!” Consumers have another choice these days: plastic lumber, which is often used in decking, fences...

Business Blog

A light bulb moment for marketers

Date

February 20, 2014

When did a light bulb become the symbol of a good idea? We don’t know, but a ruling in the FTC’s lawsuit against Lights of America – including a $21 million order mandating refunds for consumers and...

Federal Register Notice

Privacy of Customer Financial Information-Security; Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking And Request For Comment

Business Blog

Less than meets the eye?

Date

January 23, 2014

When an ad purports to show a “right before your eyes” demonstration of a product in action, the visual must be a truthful representation of what it can do. If that’s not the case, both the advertiser...

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FTC says diaper claims didn't pass the smell test

Date

January 17, 2014

What do dirty diapers and deceptive ads have in common? (We’ll pause a moment so you can add your own punch line.) Now that’s out of the way, the action against Portland-based Down to Earth Designs –...

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FTC challenges TeleCheck's checkered compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Date

January 16, 2014

Whooping it up can be fun, but hooping it up – requiring consumers to jump through hoops to exercise their rights under the Fair Credit Report Act – is illegal. That’s one message businesses can take...

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15 minutes of game: Getting to the core of the FTC's $32.5 million settlement with Apple

Date

January 15, 2014

Update (3/27/14): Apple will notify people about how to get refunds by April 15. The settlement requires Apple to provide full refunds for in-app charges made by kids without parental permission. It’s...

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8 advertising potholes auto dealers should avoid

Date

January 9, 2014

In a drive to encourage truth in auto advertising, the FTC has announced Operation Steer Clear – a coast-to-coast law enforcement sweep focusing on deceptive TV, newspaper, and online claims about...

Business Blog

When a data oops becomes an uh-oh

Date

December 31, 2013

We’ve said it before, but it bears repeating: Glitch Happens. In the case of Accretive Health, Inc., it was a laptop taken from the passenger compartment of an employee’s car. What transformed this...

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Risky business

Date

December 19, 2013

No one is sliding across the living room floor in shades lip synching to Bob Seger, but violating the FTC’s Risk-Based Pricing Rule is risky business nonetheless. That’s the message of the FTC’s $1.9...

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