Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission today told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that it has established a special Task Force of federal and state law enforcers to target illegal...

Comment period for RFID Workshop extended: The FTC has extended until July 9, 2004 the deadline for filing comments on “Radio Frequency Identification: Applications and Implications for Consumers.” On...

Commission approval of Federal Register notice: The Federal Trade Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning several revisions to certain provisions of the Fair...

Effective today, spam that contains sexually-oriented material must include the warning “SEXUALLY-EXPLICIT: ” in the subject line or face fines for violations of federal law. The CAN-SPAM Act, passed...

The Federal Trade Commission has charged California-based marketers of the “Balance Bracelet,” a purported pain relief product, with making false and unsubstantiated claims. In its complaint filed in...

Tens of thousands of consumers who were victims of SkyBiz.com, an Internet pyramid scam disguised as a legitimate business opportunity, may qualify to share in a $20 million court-ordered redress fund...

The former general counsel of Capital City Mortgage Corporation, a Washington, DC-area mortgage lender and servicer whose deceptive lending practices the Federal Trade Commission is challenging in...