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FTC Shuts Down Business Opportunity Scam
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Several companies and individuals have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that ban them from selling business or work-at-home opportunities and require them to surrender assets to...
Feb19
Spring Privacy Series: Mobile Device Tracking
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On February 19, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission staff hosted a seminar on Mobile Device Tracking. The speakers discussed how retailers and other businesses have been tracking consumers’ movements...
FTC Announces Mobile Device Tracking Seminar Agenda
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The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a Spring Privacy Series on emerging consumer privacy issues, and the first event on Feb. 19, 2014 in Washington, D.C., will explore mobile device tracking. With...
FTC, FBI Warn Consumers About ‘Cryptolocker,’ A New Breed of Computer Malware
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How much is everything on your computer worth to you? About $300? The criminals behind a new malware program are betting on it. The Federal Trade Commission, the FBI and other federal agencies are...
Operators of Phony ‘Free $1,000 Gift Card’ Websites Will Pay $2.5 Million in FTC Settlement
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Twelve defendants that allegedly operated websites enticing consumers with bogus offers of “free $1,000 gift cards” for major retailers have agreed to pay $2.5 million in settlements with the Federal...
FTC Warning: Watch Out for Online Dating Scams
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If you’re looking for love, you might end up on an online dating site, where, as some people will attest, you’ll meet all kinds of people. Unfortunately, though, you might just meet some scammers. So...
FTC: Scammers Hit New Low by Sending Fake “Funeral Notices”
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Scam artists are forever trying to trick people into clicking on links that will download malware to their computers. But the latest scam takes the trick to a new low. Scammers are sending bogus...
FTC Approves kidSAFE Safe Harbor Program
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved the kidSAFE Seal Program as a safe harbor program under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the agency...
FTC Returns Additional $1.8 Million to Consumer Victims in DVD Vending Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks totaling more than $1.8 million to 433 consumers who were victimized by a scam that promoted video rental machines as a business opportunity. This...
American Entertainment Distributors, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
X04-0082
FTC to Host Roundtable on Proposed Changes to its Care Labeling Rule for Clothing
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission’s systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC will host a public roundtable in Washington, DC, on March 28, 2014, to analyze proposed changes...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Involving Two Auto Dealers’ Deceptive Ads
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved final consent orders settling charges that two automotive dealers deceptively advertised the cost or available discounts for...
FTC Settles with Children’s Gaming Company For Falsely Claiming To Comply With International Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
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A children’s online entertainment company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it falsely claimed it was abiding by an international privacy framework known as the U.S.-EU Safe...
Ganley Ford West, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1223269
Timonium Chrysler, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1323014
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against TRENDnet, Inc.
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that electronics company TRENDnet, Inc.’s lax security practices led to the exposure of the...
TRENDnet, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3090
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