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Operators of Massive Mobile Cramming Scheme Will Surrender More Than $10M in Assets in FTC Settlement
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The operators of a massive mobile cramming scheme have agreed to surrender more than $10 million in assets to settle Federal Trade Commission charges, including the contents of numerous bank accounts...
Scammers Settle FTC Charges They Sent Millions of Spam Text Messages
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Two affiliate-marketing scammers and their company have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they sent millions of unwanted text messages to consumers across the U.S. with false...
Public Statement
Remarks of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen – 2014 Cloud Computing Conference
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FTC Testifies on Geolocation Privacy
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The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress on the Commission's efforts to address the privacy concerns raised by the tracking of information about consumers’ location, as well as proposed...
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Tri-state Common Ground Conference
The Federal Trade Commission, the offices of the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Attorneys General, legal services attorneys and other consumer advocates, and state and federal consumer...
FTC Wins Default and Contempt Judgments Against Text Spammer Phil Flora
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Phil Flora, the operator of a text message spamming operation that sent more than 29 million text messages to consumers promising “free” $1,000 Walmart and Best Buy gift cards, has been ordered to pay...
Commission Letter From Jessica L. Rich, Director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, Filed With the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York -- in In re ConnectEDU, Inc., No. 14-11238 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.)
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Jessica L. Rich, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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FTC Seeks Protection for Students’ Personal Information in Education Technology Company ConnectEdu’s Bankruptcy Proceeding
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The Federal Trade Commission has authorized staff of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection to send a letter to the court overseeing the bankruptcy proceedings of education technology company...
Public Statement
Core Competition Agency Principles: Lessons Learned at the FTC - Keynote Address at the Antitrust in Asia Conference
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FTC Outlines Recommendations for Online Advertising In Testimony Before Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee
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The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress today on the agency’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from emerging threats related to online advertising, as well as the Commission’s...
Snapchat Settles FTC Charges That Promises of Disappearing Messages Were False
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Snapchat, the developer of a popular mobile messaging app, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing nature of messages sent...
File a Consumer Complaint with the FTC from Your Mobile Device
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The Federal Trade Commission’s online Complaint Assistant is now easier to use for consumers who want to file a complaint through their mobile device. When consumers visit the Complaint Assistant from...
FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Upcoming Seminar on Privacy Implications of Consumer Generated and Controlled Health Data
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The Federal Trade Commission announced the agenda and panelists for its upcoming seminar on the privacy ramifications of consumer generated and controlled health data, taking place on May 7 from 10 a...
In re Lamictal Direct Purchaser Antitrust Litigation
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14-1243
Federal Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as amicus curiae urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to reverse a district court determination that a brand-name drug manufacturer’s commitment...
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140428lamictalbrief.pdf
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FTC Invites Further Public Comment on Mobile Security
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comments from the public to further explore issues raised by last year’s FTC forum examining the state of mobile security. Panelists at the forum discussed a...
FTC to Examine Effects of Big Data on Low Income and Underserved Consumers at September Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop entitled “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?” in Washington on Sept. 15, 2014, to further explore the use of “big data” and its...
FTC Notifies Facebook, WhatsApp of Privacy Obligations in Light of Proposed Acquisition
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The director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection notified Facebook and WhatsApp about their obligations to protect the privacy of their users in light of Facebook’s...
Letter From Jessica L. Rich, Director of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection, to Erin Egan, Chief Privacy Officer, Facebook, and to Anne Hoge, General Counsel, WhatsApp Inc.
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Jessica L. Rich, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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