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Imbee.com Settles FTC Charges Social Networking Site for Kids Violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; Settlement Includes $130,000 Civil Penalty

Date

January 30, 2008

The operators of imbee.com, a social networking site specifically targeting kids and “tweens,” have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their data-collection practices violated...

Cases and Proceedings

Centro Natural Services, Inc., Xavier Rodriguez, and Rocio Diaz

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 30, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

062-3064

Cases and Proceedings

Voice-Mail Broadcasting Corporation and Jesse Crowe., U.S. (for the FTC)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 29, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

052-3182

Cases and Proceedings

Great American Products, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 29, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

032 3247

Cases and Proceedings

Rawlins & Rivera, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 28, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3139

Press Release

Online Marketers of Prepaid Debit Cards to Subprime Consumers Will Pay More Than $2.2 Million to Settle FTC Charges

Date

January 24, 2008

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’...

Press Release

Online Apparel Retailer Settles FTC Charges That It Failed to Safeguard Consumers Sensitive Information, in Violation of Federal Law

Date

January 17, 2008

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...

Cases and Proceedings

Diet Coffee, Inc., David Stocknoff, and David Attarian

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

January 15, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

072-3052

Press Release

FTC Staff Seeks Comments on Credit Freezes: Impact and Effectiveness

Date

January 10, 2008

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

Event

Eco in the Market: Carbon Offsets & Renewable Energy Certificates

January 8, 2008 | 12:00AM

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...

Cases and Proceedings

Budget Rent-A-Car Systems, Inc., In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 4, 2008

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3042

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Protecting Consumer Privacy and Combating Identity Theft

Date

December 18, 2007

Joel Winston, Former Associate Director

Testimony (54.57 KB)

Press Release

Company Will Pay $50,000 Penalty for Tossing Consumers Credit Report Information in Unsecured Dumpster

Date

December 18, 2007

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...

Cases and Proceedings

American United Mortgage Company., United States of America (for the FTC)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

December 18, 2007

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3103

Cases and Proceedings

CEO Group, Inc. d/b/a Check Em Out, and Scott Joseph

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

December 17, 2007

FTC Matter/File Number

062 3100

Dec10

Event

Security in Numbers: SSNs and ID Theft

December 10, 2007 | 12:00AM - December 11, 2007 | 12:00AM

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...

Press Release

FTC Focuses Law Enforcement Lens on Unlawful Contact Lens Sales

Date

December 10, 2007

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...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (August 2007 – December 2007)

Date

December 1, 2007

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (August 2007 – December 2007) (13.73 MB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 07-10

Date

November 27, 2007

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...

Opinion 07-10 (144.92 KB)

Press Release

FTC Releases Survey of Identity Theft in the U.S.Study Shows 8.3 Million Victims in 2005

Date

November 27, 2007

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...

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