Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti-competitive behavior and more. The Legal Library has detailed information about cases we have brought in federal court or through our internal administrative process, called an adjudicative proceeding.
Rite Aid Corporation, In the Matter of
Rite Aid is prohibited from using facial recognition technology for security or surveillance purposes for five years to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition technology in hundreds of stores.
The order requires Rite Aid to implement comprehensive safeguards to prevent these types of harm to consumers when deploying automated systems that use biometric information to track them or flag them as security risks. It also requires Rite Aid to discontinue using any such technology if it cannot control potential risks to consumers. To settle charges it violated a 2010 Commission data security order by failing to adequately oversee its service providers, Rite Aid is also required to implement a robust information security program, which must be overseen by the company’s top executives.
World Innovators, Inc., In the Matter of
Accusearch, Inc. d/b/a Abika.com, and Jay Patel
CVS Caremark Corporation, In the Matter of
Action Research Group, Inc., et al.
Information Search, Inc., and David J. Kacala (District of Maryland, Northern Division)
Integrity Security & Investigation Services, Inc.
Vision I Properties, LLC, et al., In the Matter of
Gateway Learning Corp., In the Matter of
Bonzi Software, Inc.
There is a related federal case.