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April 19, 2017
FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Telemarketing Scheme that Preyed on Spanish Speaking Consumers
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has halted an operation whose telemarketers in Peru allegedly used deceptive and abusive tactics to sell products for learning English to...
La FTC obtiene una orden de la corte que suspende temporalmente un esquema de telemercadeo que se aprovechó de consumidores hispanohablantes
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A petición de la Comisión Federal de Comercio, (FTC, por su sigla en inglés) una corte suspendió una operación con telemercaderes en Perú que presuntamente usaron tácticas engañosas y abusivas para...
FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Privacy, Security Issues to be Examined As Part of Connected Cars Workshop
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The Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline until May 1 for the public to submit comments on topics that should be examined as part of a June 28, 2017 workshop on the consumer privacy and...
FTC Staff Reminds Influencers and Brands to Clearly Disclose Relationship
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After reviewing numerous Instagram posts by celebrities, athletes, and other influencers, Federal Trade Commission staff recently sent out more than 90 letters reminding influencers and marketers that...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to TRUSTE’s COPPA Safe Harbor Program
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes to TRUSTe’s safe harbor program under the agency’s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule . The FTC’s COPPA Rule includes a “safe...
Apr19
Hearing in the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, before Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell
Hearing In the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Docket No. 9372, Before Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 532, Washington, DC, 9:45 a.m...
Apr19
Acting Chmn. Ohlhausen speech at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit
Acting Chairman Ohlhausen will be speaking with former FTC Commissioner Julie Brill about the FTC’s privacy and data security agenda at the IAPP Global Privacy Summit, at the Marriott Marquis, Salon 5...
April 18, 2017
FTC Approves Final Consents Settling Charges that Two Companies Made Misleading Made-in-the-USA Claims
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Following public comment periods in two separate cases, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders settling charges that iSpring Water Systems, LLC , a Georgia-based distributor of...
Apr18
Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care
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On April 18, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission hosted a workshop to examine competition, innovation, and consumer protection issues raised by hearing health and technology, especially hearing aids...
Apr18
Hearing in the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, before Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell
Hearing In the Matter of 1-800 Contacts, Docket No. 9372, Before Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 532, Washington, DC, 10:30 a.m.
Apr18
Acting Chmn. Ohlhausen opening remarks at Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care
Acting Chairman Ohlhausen will be delivering opening remarks at Now Hear This: Competition, Innovation, and Consumer Protection Issues in Hearing Health Care, an FTC workshop to examine competition...
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iSpring Water Systems (timeline item) - April 18, 2017
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Block Division, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 18, 2017
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April 17, 2017
FTC Workshop on April 18 Explores Hearing Health and Technology
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop tomorrow in Washington, DC, to explore competition, innovation, and consumer protection issues raised by hearing health services and technology. The...
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