Commission Actions

A suburban Chicago-area telemarketing company charged with sending unordered merchandise to small businesses around the country and then billing them for it has agreed to settle Federal Trade...

Standards proposed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the privacy protection of personally identifiable health information -- which include an "individual authorization" or...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on the provisions of a plan by PrivacyBot.com to issue a "seal of approval" indicating that Internet websites that comply with its provisions...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the following actions: Consent agreements given final approval: Following a public comment period, the Commission has made final a consent agreement with...

Consumers have reported being confused and often misled by the claims made by companies marketing long distance services. New services, including "10-10" numbers and discount calling plans, are...

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a Rule, set forth in a Federal Register Notice to be published shortly, which would implement the financial privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the publication of a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR), which was mandated by...

Applications for approval of transactions: The Commission has received a petition from the following entity for approval of a transaction: ExxonMobil Corporation . In its petition, ExxonMobil has...

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the first court settlement resulting from a series of travel fraud complaints brought in August of 1999 and together termed "Operation Trip Trap." Through...

In remarks presented today before the Cutting Edge Antitrust Conference of Law Seminars International at New York City's Empire Hotel, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Robert Pitofsky outlined...