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June 4, 2003
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Technologies for Protecting Personal Information (Workshop 2: The Business Experience)
The workshops focused on the role technology plays for both consumers and businesses. Consumers may have more technologies available to help them protect their personal information, but it is unclear...
Haese v. H & R Block, Inc.,
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CV-96-423
Amicus brief addressing proposed class action settlement, advising the court of the Commission's views on the difficulty of assessing the value of class relief based on coupons, and the need to...
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June 3, 2003
FTC/DOJ Hearings on Health Care and Competition Law and Policy
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The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice (DOJ) today released a detailed schedule for the sessions of their joint hearings on health care and competition law and policy to be held June...
FTC Testifies at Hearing on Potential Reduced Risk Tobacco Products
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The Federal Trade Commission "is committed to reviewing advertising for reduced risk tobacco products on a case-by-case basis to try to ensure that the information consumers receive about reduced risk...
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Rambus Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - June 3, 2003
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June 2, 2003
Marketers of Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet Charged by FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Illinois-based marketers of a purported pain- relief product called the Q-Ray Ionized Bracelet (Q-Ray Bracelet) with making false and unsubstantiated claims...
Federal Trade Commission Announces Accelerated Roll-out Schedule for National Do Not Call Registry Set for July
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced that telephone registration for the National “Do Not Call” Registry will be accelerated, and will be available to consumers coast-to-coast during July 2003...
Fraudulent Canadian Credit Card Operation Permanently Halted
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A Toronto-based company is permanently barred from selling advance-fee credit cards and required to pay $1.3 million for consumer redress, as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Debunks Credit File Privacy E-Mail
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The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about an anonymous e-mail that’s full of false and misleading information about the use of their personal information. The e-mail has been widely...
Technologies for Protecting Personal Information Focus of FTC Workshop
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The role of technology in helping consumers and businesses to protect consumer information is the focus of a Federal Trade Commission workshop titled “Technologies for Protecting Personal Information...
June 1, 2003
May 30, 2003
Public Statement
The FTC's Use of Unfairness Authority: Its Rise, Fall, and Resurrection
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I. Introduction This paper outlines the important role the FTC's unfairness authority can and should play in fashioning consumer protection policy. First, I will discuss the rise, fall, and...
Announced Actions for May 30, 2003
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The Commission has filed an amicus brief jointly with the U.S. Department of Justice in the case Verizon Communications, Inc. v. Law Offices of Curtis V. Trinko, No. 02-682 (U.S. S. Ct.). The brief...
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