Tag: Consumer Protection

At FTC’s Request, Court Finalizes Orders and Monetary Judgments against Ringleaders of the Sanctuary Belize Real Estate Investment Scheme

Date

January 21, 2021

A federal district court entered final orders against the three primary individual defendants—Andris Pukke, Peter Baker, and Luke Chadwick, and related corporations—in the Federal Trade Commission’s...

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (Amplifier Rule)

Date

January 21, 2021

FTC Publishes Annual Performance Report

Date

January 19, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission published its Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Report as required under the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010. The report documents the progress...

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Commission’s Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs (231.83 KB)

Statement of Commissioners Noah Joshua Phillips and Christine S. Wilson Regarding the Commission’s Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs

Date

January 15, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner;

Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

V210000

FTC Comment to Department of Veterans Affairs Supports Agency’s Interim Final Rule on VA Professionals’ Authority to Practice Health Care

Date

January 15, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission staff has submitted a comment to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in response to its request for comment on its Interim Final Rule titled Authority of VA...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Commission's Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs

Date

January 15, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

V210000

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding the Commission's Advocacy to the Department of Veterans Affairs (384.61 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the FTC Staff Comment on the VA's Interim Final Rule on the Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care (176.93 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Regarding the FTC Staff Comment on the VA's Interim Final Rule on the Authority of VA Professionals to Practice Health Care

Date

January 15, 2021

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

V210000

Separate Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips In the Matter of Flo Health, Inc.

Date

January 13, 2021

Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

1923133

Separate Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips In the Matter of Flo Health, Inc. (185.35 KB)

Joint Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concurring In Part, Dissenting In Part In the Matter of Flo Health, Inc. (678.09 KB)

Joint Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra and Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter Concurring in Part, Dissenting in Part, In the Matter of Flo Health, Inc.

Date

January 13, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

1923133

Developer of Popular Women’s Fertility-Tracking App Settles FTC Allegations that It Misled Consumers About the Disclosure of their Health Data

Date

January 13, 2021

The developer of a period and fertility-tracking app used by more than 100 million consumers has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company shared the health information of users...

Federal Register Notice

Tapjoy, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment

Date

January 13, 2021

Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request (R-value Rule) 2021

Date

January 12, 2021

Rules

R-Value Rule

Rule Updated Date

January 12, 2021

The R-value Rule (formally, the “Trade Regulation Rule Concerning the Labeling and Advertising of Home Insulation”) requires home insulation manufacturers, professional installers, new home sellers...

Text of Rule

Closing Letters

GDMC USA LLC

Date

January 11, 2021

Matter Number

P074204

Staff Closing Letter to Mr. Bruce Tretter, Chief Operations Officer of GDMC USA LLC (174.56 KB)

FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts for 2021

Date

January 11, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...

California Company Settles FTC Allegations It Deceived Consumers about use of Facial Recognition in Photo Storage App

Date

January 11, 2021

A California-based developer of a photo app has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that it deceived consumers about its use of facial recognition technology and its retention of the photos...

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Everalbum and Paravision

Date

January 11, 2021

Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

1923172

Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra In the Matter of Everalbum and Paravision (317.56 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Chemence, Inc.: Analysis to Aid Public Comment

Date

January 8, 2021

FTC Requires Mobile Advertising Company to Stop Misleading Users About In-Game Rewards

Date

January 7, 2021

A California-based mobile advertising company has settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that it failed to provide in-game rewards users were promised for completing advertising offers. As part...