Great American Products, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
032 3247
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Online Marketers of Prepaid Debit Cards to Subprime Consumers Will Pay More Than $2.2 Million to Settle FTC Charges
Date
An operation marketing Visa- and MasterCard-branded prepaid debit cards to subprime consumers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it made unauthorized debits from consumers’...
Online Apparel Retailer Settles FTC Charges That It Failed to Safeguard Consumers Sensitive Information, in Violation of Federal Law
Date
An apparel company that collected sensitive consumer information and pledged to keep it secure has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its security claims were deceptive and...
Diet Coffee, Inc., David Stocknoff, and David Attarian
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3052
FTC Staff Seeks Comments on Credit Freezes: Impact and Effectiveness
Date
Federal Trade Commission staff is seeking comments on the impact and effectiveness of credit freezes as part of a multi-pronged approach to combat identity theft. Thirty-nine states and the District...
Jan08
Eco in the Market: Carbon Offsets & Renewable Energy Certificates
The Federal Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on January 8, 2008 to examine the emerging market for carbon offsets (i.e., greenhouse gas emission reduction products) and renewable...
Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062 3042
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Privacy and Combating Identity Theft
Date
By
Joel Winston, Former Associate Director
File
Testimony
(54.57 KB)
American United Mortgage Company., United States of America (for the FTC)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062 3103
Company Will Pay $50,000 Penalty for Tossing Consumers Credit Report Information in Unsecured Dumpster
Date
A mortgage company that left loan documents with consumers’ sensitive personal and financial information in and around an unsecured dumpster has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...
CEO Group, Inc. d/b/a Check Em Out, and Scott Joseph
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
062 3100
Dec10
Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft
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The FTC hosted a public workshop, "Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft," to explore the uses of Social Security numbers in the private sector and the role of SSNs in identity theft. This workshop...
FTC Focuses Law Enforcement Lens on Unlawful Contact Lens Sales
Date
Two marketers of non-corrective, cosmetic contact lenses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by selling lenses without prescriptions. According to FTC...
Opinion 07-10
Date
Discusses the circumstances under which the Rule requires funeral providers to list "direct cremation" on their price lists, including whether the disclosure must be made if the provider offers only...
File
Opinion 07-10
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FTC Releases Survey of Identity Theft in the U.S.Study Shows 8.3 Million Victims in 2005
Date
The Federal Trade Commission today released a survey showing that 8.3 million American adults, or 3.7 percent of all American adults, were victims of identity theft in 2005. Of the victims, 3.2...
Nov01
Ehavioral Advertising: Tracking, Targeting, and Technology
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The FTC hosted a Town Hall that brought together consumer advocates, industry representatives, technology experts, and academics to address consumer protection issues raised by the practice of...
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