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FTC Recommends Steps to Improve Mobile Device Security Update Practices

Date

February 28, 2018

A new Federal Trade Commission report finds that the complexity of the mobile ecosystem means that the security update process for patching operating system software on some mobile devices is...

Feb28

Event

PrivacyCon 2018

February 28, 2018 | 9:15AM

Building on the success of its two previous PrivacyCon events, the Federal Trade Commission announced a call for presentations for its third PrivacyCon, which took place on February 28, 2018. The 2018...

Cases and Proceedings

Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a corporation, in the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 28, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

082 3099

C-4264

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

Labdoor, Inc.

Date

February 27, 2018

Matter Number

182 3003

Closing letter to Andrew P. Bridges, Counsel for Labdoor, Inc. (259.95 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Neutral Posture, Inc.

Date

February 27, 2018

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Rebecca Boenigk, CEO, Neutral Posture, Inc. (1.13 MB)

Press Release

FTC to Host Third PrivacyCon on February 28

Date

February 27, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to host the third annual PrivacyCon, which will focus on the economics of privacy. A student poster session featuring presentations from the next generation of...

Press Release

PayPal Settles FTC Charges that Venmo Failed to Disclose Information to Consumers About the Ability to Transfer Funds and Privacy Settings; Violated Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Date

February 27, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that the company told users of its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service that money credited to their Venmo...

Press Release

Statement by Acting FTC Chairman on Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling

Date

February 26, 2018

Acting Federal Trade Commission Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen issued the following statement regarding the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling today in FTC v. AT&T Mobility, LLC: “I welcome the...

Press Release

FTC Posts Agenda for March 7 Workshop Examining the Contact Lens Marketplace and Proposed Changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule

Date

February 23, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today posted the agenda for its upcoming workshop on the contact lens marketplace and proposed changes to the agency’s Contact Lens Rule. The event is on Wednesday, March...

Press Release

FTC Provides Tips for Using VPN Apps

Date

February 22, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has new tips for consumers on what to look for when shopping for a virtual private network (VPN) app that can help secure information sent over a public Wi-Fi network. The...

Press Release

FTC Challenges Schemes That Target or Affect Senior Citizens

Date

February 22, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has taken legal action against two deceptive schemes that targeted or affected senior citizens with phony sweepstakes offers and bogus computer technical support services...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 18: Guides for the Nursery Industry

Date

February 22, 2018

Press Release

New York-based Supplement Seller Barred from False and Unsupported Health Claims

Date

February 21, 2018

A company and its CEO who allegedly advertised and sold two “anti-aging” products using false or unsubstantiated claims have agreed to stop making the claims under a Federal Trade Commission...

Press Release

FTC Report Finds Some Small Business Web Hosting Services Could Leave Small Businesses at Risk of Facilitating Phishing Scams

Date

February 20, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report that examines 11 web-hosting services that market themselves to small businesses and finds that many do not provide by default certain email...

Report

Do Web Hosts Protect Their Small Business Customers With Secure Hosting And Anti-Phishing Technologies? The Federal Trade Commission Staff Perspective

Date

February 20, 2018

Text of the Commission Staff Perspective (175.15 KB)

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Chapter I: Modified Ten-Year Regulatory Review Schedule and Intent to Request Public Comments

Date

February 20, 2018

Press Release

FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed in Alleged Payday Loan Scheme

Date

February 15, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 72,836 checks totaling more than $2.9 million to people who lost money to an alleged scheme that trapped them into payday loans they never authorized or whose...

Cases and Proceedings

CWB Services, LLC

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

February 15, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

132 3184

X140065

Press Release

FTC Announces Regulatory Review Schedule

Date

February 14, 2018

As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the agency is announcing a revised regulatory review schedule for 2018. To ensure that its rules and...

Cases and Proceedings

Petitions to Quash

SLAC, Inc.

Date

February 13, 2018

Matter Number

172 3090

Commission Order Denying Petition To Limit or Quash Civil Investigative Demand (50.34 KB)

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