Tag: Consumer Protection

Prepaid Mobile Provider TracFone to Pay $40 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers About ‘Unlimited’ Data Plans

Date

January 28, 2015

Note: A conference call for media with FTC Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich will occur as follows: Date: January 28, 2015 Time: 1:30 p.m. ET Call-in lines, which are for media only, will open...

FTC Announces Schedule for Reviewing Regulations

Date

January 28, 2015

As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the agency is announcing a modified 10-year regulatory review schedule. To ensure that its rules and...

Federal Register Notice

16 CFR Part 455: Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule; Extension of Comment Period for Proposed Rulemaking to March 17, 2015

Date

January 28, 2015

Staff Letters

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

Talking Rain Beverage Company (Sparkling ICE)

Date

January 27, 2015

Mary K. Engle, Associate Director

Text of the Letter (168.26 KB)

Staff Letters

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

Cortec Corpation (Vapor Corrosion Inhibiting Film)

Date

January 27, 2015

Mary K. Engle, Associate Director

Text of the Letter (188.49 KB)

Public Statement

Commentary: Security Is a Must for the Internet of Things

Date

January 27, 2015

Report

Privacy & Data Security Update (2014)

Date

January 27, 2015

An overview of the FTC’s enforcement, policy initiatives, and consumer outreach and business guidance in the areas of privacy and data security, from January 2014-December 2014.

Privacy & Data Security Update (2014) (363.72 KB)

In Comment to Federal Communications Commission, FTC Says No Legal Barriers or Policy Considerations Stop Common Carriers from Providing Call-Blocking Services to Consumers

Date

January 27, 2015

In a comment submitted to the Federal Communications Commission, the directors of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning write...

Jan27

Event

Twitter Chat on the Internet of Things

January 27, 2015 | 3:00PM

FTC staff hosted a Twitter chat to discuss the new Internet of Things report, using #FTCIoT. Staff answered questions for 60 minutes. See the Transcript. Read the report: Internet of Things: Privacy...

FTC Report on Internet of Things Urges Companies to Adopt Best Practices to Address Consumer Privacy and Security Risks

Date

January 27, 2015

The report is partly based on input from participants in the FTC’s 2013 Internet of Things workshop.

Separate Statement of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen Regarding Internet of Things Workshop Report

Date

January 27, 2015

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner

Separate Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen (30.29 KB)

Report

Federal Trade Commission Staff Report On the November 2013 Workshop Entitled The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World

Date

January 27, 2015

FTC Staff Report on the Workshop "Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World" (655.54 KB)

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Joshua D. Wright - Issuance of The Internet of Things: Privacy and Security in a Connected World Staff Report

Date

January 27, 2015

Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Wright (42.12 KB)

Jan27

Event

Webinar on Tax Identity Theft and IRS Imposter Scams

January 27, 2015 | 2:00PM - 3:30PM

Hosted by the FTC, AARP, and TIGTA Open to everyone To join the webinar: Click "Join Now" Enter the event number: 997 867 542 and event password: M33ting To hear the webinar: Call (800) 230-1074 Enter...

Marketer Who Promoted a Green Coffee Bean Weight-Loss Supplement Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

Date

January 26, 2015

Lindsey Duncan and the companies he controlled have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively touted the supposed weight-loss benefits of green coffee bean extract...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioners Maureen K. Ohlhausen and Joshua D. Wright - Federal Trade Commission v. Genesis Today, Inc., Pure Health LLC, and Lindsey Duncan

Date

January 26, 2015

Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner;

Joshua D. Wright, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

122 3283

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Ohlhausen and Commissioner Wright (48.48 KB)

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, Commissioner Julie Brill, and Commissioner Terrell McSweeny - Federal Trade Commission v. Genesis Today, Inc., Pure Health LLC, and Lindsey Duncan

Date

January 26, 2015

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;

Julie Brill, Former Commissioner;

Terrell McSweeny

Matter Number

122 3283

Statement of Chairwoman Ramirez, Commissioner Brill, and Commissioner McSweeny (75.36 KB)

Tax ID Theft Tops FTC Complaints in 2014; IRS Imposter Complaints Up More Than 2,300 Percent

Date

January 26, 2015

Tax-related identity theft was the most common form of identity theft reported to the Federal Trade Commission in 2014, while the number of complaints from consumers about criminals impersonating IRS...

Jan26

Event

Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week

January 26, 2015 | 12:00AM - January 30, 2015 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission will conduct a week of events Jan. 26-30 to raise consumer awareness about the threat posed by tax identity theft, a scam that puts thousands of consumers at risk every...