Restoring Internet Freedom: FCC-FTC Memorandum of Understanding
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FTC, FCC Outline Agreement to Coordinate Online Consumer Protection Efforts Following Adoption of The Restoring Internet Freedom Order
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The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced their intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) under which the two agencies would coordinate online...
FTC to Host December 12 Workshop on Informational Injury to Consumers Resulting from Misuse of Their Information
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Informational Injury workshop will examine questions about the injuries consumers suffer when information about them is misused. WHEN: Tuesday, December 12, 9...
Dec07
Start-Up Right: FTC’s Basics for Small Businesses
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The FTC’s Western Region-San Francisco is hosting this half-day event, which will focus on Federal Trade Commission basics that every small business should know, with a focus on issues relevant to...
FTC Obtains Court Order Banning Debt Collectors from Debt Collection Business
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Three defendants who allegedly posed as lawyers and falsely threatened to sue people or have them arrested for failing to pay on debts they did not owe are banned from the debt collection business...
FTC Wins Summary Judgment Against Fraudulent Gold, Silver Investment Scheme
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has banned the operators of a fraudulent investment scheme from selling investments and ordered them to pay more than $6.5 million for return...
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $8 Million to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Marketed Weight-loss Supplements
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 442,898 refund checks totaling more than $8 million to people who bought weight-loss supplements that were deceptively marketed using illegal spam email...
FTC to Hold Public Workshop in Washington, D.C. on March 7, 2018 to Examine the Contact Lens Marketplace and Proposed Changes to the Commission’s Contact Lens Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2018 to explore issues regarding competition in the contact lens marketplace, consumer access to contact lenses...
FTC Proposes Updates to R-Value Rule for Home Insulation Products
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed amendments to the R-value Rule, which governs ratings for home insulation, as part of its systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides. Issued in...
FTC Seeks Order to Stop Copycat Scam Pitching Bogus Credit Card Interest-Rate Reduction Services
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court in Orlando to halt an alleged credit card interest-rate reduction scam that, the FTC alleges, deceived numerous consumers...
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National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017
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The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book contains statistical data about phone numbers on the Registry, telemarketers and sellers accessing phone numbers on the Registry, and complaints consumers...
Dallas Auto Dealer Settles Charges It Deceptively Advertised Sale and Lease Terms
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Cowboy AG, LLC, a Dallas, Texas, company doing business as Cowboy Toyota and Cowboy Scion (Cowboy Toyota), has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceptively advertised loan and...
Dec01
Student Privacy and Ed Tech
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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Education (“ED”) hosted a workshop on December 1, 2017 to examine student privacy and Ed Tech. The use of “Ed Tech” has exploded over the...
Supplement Sellers Settle FTC, State of Maine False Advertising Charges
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A health products company and its owner have agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Maine that they deceived consumers with promises that their products could treat...
FTC, Department of Education Ed Tech Workshop to Focus on Privacy Issues Related to Education Technology
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Education will co-host a workshop focusing on privacy issues related to education technology. WHEN: Friday, December 1, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 pm...
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