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FTC To Host Financial Technology Forum on Marketplace Lending
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a forum on June 9 exploring the growing world of marketplace lending and its implications for consumers. This forum is the first in a series of FTC events...
FTC to Host Data Security Conference in Chicago June 15
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day conference in Chicago on June 15, 2016, on how companies can secure their products, services, and networks. The event will focus on guidance for...
FTC Releases New Guidance For Developers of Mobile Health Apps
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The Federal Trade Commission has created a new web-based tool for developers of health-related mobile apps, which is designed to help the developers understand what federal laws and regulations might...
FTC Announces Second PrivacyCon; Publishes Call For Presentations
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Following on the success of its first PrivacyCon event, the Federal Trade Commission has announced the second edition of the research conference will take place Jan. 12, 2017, and has published a call...
FTC Approves Final Order in Oracle Java Security Case
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After a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order resolving the Commission’s complaint against Oracle alleging that the company deceived consumers about the...
FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Privacy and Security of Consumer Health Information
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In testimony before Congress today, the Federal Trade Commission outlined its work to protect consumers in the growing area of health information technology. Testifying on behalf of the Commission...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Opportunities and Challenges in Advancing Health Information Technology
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Jessica L. Rich, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Matter Number
P065404
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Public Statement
INNOVATE2016: The role of the FTC and federal regulators in Silicon Valley (Video)
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FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silverpush’ Code
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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has issued warning letters to app developers who have installed a piece of software that can monitor a device’s microphone to listen for audio signals that...
Public Statement
Keynote Remarks at TIA Spring Policy Summit 2016
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Keynote Remarks at TIA Spring Policy Summit
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ASUS Settles FTC Charges That Insecure Home Routers and “Cloud” Services Put Consumers’ Privacy At Risk
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Taiwan-based computer hardware maker ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that critical security flaws in its routers put the home networks of hundreds of...
FTC Files Action Against Stratford Career Institute for Misleading Consumers About Online High School ‘Diploma’ Course
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged online distance education school Stratford Career Institute with misleading consumers about its high school equivalency program that the agency alleges failed...
Data Broker Defendants Settle FTC Charges They Sold Sensitive Personal Information to Scammers
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A group of defendants have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they knowingly provided scammers with hundreds of thousands of consumers’ sensitive personal information – including Social...
Operators of Bitcoin Mining Operation Butterfly Labs Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Consumers
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Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines...
Tech Support Operators Settle FTC, State of Florida Charges They Misled Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have obtained settlements with a group of defendants who participated in a tech support scheme that allegedly defrauded thousands of consumers out...
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