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PrivacyCon 2021
The FTC hosted its sixth annual PrivacyCon on July 27, 2021. PrivacyCon 2021 brought together a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers, academics, industry representatives, consumer...
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FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Deceptive Money-Making Schemes Involving Cryptocurrencies
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending PayPal payments totaling more than $470,000 to people who lost money to deceptive chain referral schemes involving cryptocurrencies . According to the FTC , the...
Thomas Dluca, et al. (Bitcoin Funding Team)
The FTC reached settlements with the promoters of recruitment-based cryptocurrency schemes.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3107
X180024
FTC Sends $7 Million in Refunds to Victims of Tech Support Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending PayPal payments totaling more than $7 million to victims of a tech support scam. According to the FTC, Vast Tech Support, LLC and OMG Tech Help, LLC used free...
FTC Requests Rehearing En Banc of Qualcomm Appeals Panel Decision
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The Federal Trade Commission today filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit requesting rehearing en banc of the August 11, 2020, decision of a panel of that court in the...
FTC to Host Virtual Workshop on Data Portability on September 22, 2020
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop that will examine the potential benefits and challenges to consumers, privacy, and competition raised by data portability, which is the ability...
FTC Releases Agenda for September Workshop on Data Portability
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The Federal Trade Commission has released the agenda for its September 22, 2020, workshop that will examine the potential benefits and challenges to consumers and competition raised by data...
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Staff Perspective Paper on Loot Box Workshop
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FTC Staff Issue Perspective Paper on Video Game Loot Boxes Workshop
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission issued a paper detailing key takeaways from the agency’s August 2019 “Inside the Game” workshop , which e xamined consumer protection issues related to video game...
FTC to Host Virtual PrivacyCon 2020 on July 21
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host PrivacyCon 2020 to examine the latest research and trends related to consumer privacy and data security. WHEN: Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET...
FTC Sends Report to Congress on Social Media Bots and Deceptive Advertising
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The Federal Trade Commission has sent a report to Congress on the use of social media bots in online advertising. The report summarizes the market for these bots and outlines the Commission’s past...
FTC Finalizes Privacy Shield Settlement with Ortho-Clinical
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with a medical diagnostic devices and services company over allegations the firm misled consumers about its participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy...
FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Digital Game Maker
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The Federal Trade Commission finalized a settlement with a digital game maker over allegations it misled consumers about its membership in a program aimed at ensuring companies adhere to requirements...
Miniclip, In the Matter of
In May 2020, the Commission accepted for public comment a proposed consent agreement to resolve allegations that Miniclip S.A. violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting its status in a Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) safe harbor program.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
192 3129
Case Status
Pending
FTC Releases Agenda for PrivacyCon 2020
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The Federal Trade Commission has released the final agenda for its fifth annual PrivacyCon event, which will be held online on July 21, 2020. PrivacyCon 2020 will bring together a diverse group of...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that VieVu’s Former Parent Company Safariland Entered into Anticompetitive Agreements with Body-Worn Camera Systems Seller Axon
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Safariland, LLC, which manufactures and sells equipment for the law-enforcement...
FTC Announces that PrivacyCon 2020 Will be Held Virtually
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The Federal Trade Commission announced that the fifth annual PrivacyCon event, scheduled for July 21, 2020, will now take place online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. PrivacyCon 2020 will bring...
Developer of Apps Popular with Children Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations It Illegally Collected Kids’ Data without Parental Consent
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A developer of apps that are popular with children has agreed to pay $150,000 and to delete personal information it illegally collected from children under 13 to settle Federal Trade Commission...
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