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January 6, 2014
January 3, 2014
FTC Tells Consumers to Hang Up on Tech Support Refund Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission warns consumers that if they get a call promising a refund for tech support services, it is just a new twist on an old scam. Tech support scams try to gain consumer’s...
FTC Announces Initiative Against Deceptive Claims Made by National Marketers of Fad Weight Loss Products
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will hold a press conference on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. ET, to announce an initiative against deceptive advertising of weight-loss products. WHO...
January 2, 2014
Blog Post: A New Year's Message for 2014
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman
Chairwoman Edith Ramirez's blog post on the FTC in 2014.
Court Blocks Telemarketer That Pitched High-End Merchandise to Hispanic Consumers, Then Charged Them Up-Front Fees for Worthless Products
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has temporarily shut down a telemarketing operation that allegedly targeted Hispanic consumers with false promises that they could make...
Corte bloquea a un telemercader que les ofreció mercadería de alta gama a consumidores hispanos y que después les efectuó cargos adelantados por productos sin ningún valor
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A petición de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC, por su sigla en inglés), una corte federal de distrito clausuró temporalmente una operación de telemercadeo presuntamente dirigida a consumidores...
Case Timeline Item
Oro Marketing, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - January 2, 2014
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January 1, 2014
Public Statement
Making Every Day “Data Privacy Day” – Keynote Introductory Remarks, Data Privacy Day (January 2014)
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File
data_privacy_day1401.pdf
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December 31, 2013
Public Statement
Interview with Maureen Ohlhausen
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File
Interview with Maureen Ohlhausen
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Accretive Health Settles FTC Charges That It Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers’ Personal Information
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Accretive Health, Inc., a company that provides medical billing and revenue management services to hospitals around the country, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its...
Case Timeline Item
Accretive Health, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - December 31, 2013
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File
Agreement Containing Consent Order
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Complaint
(16.48 KB)
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Analysis to Aid Public Comment
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December 30, 2013
FTC to Hold Rescheduled Workshop on February 4 Examining the Competitive Impacts of State Regulations and Naming Conventions Concerning Follow-on Biologics
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The Federal Trade Commission announced its one-day public workshop on competition and follow-on biologics has been rescheduled for Feb. 4, 2014. The workshop will be held at the FTC’s Conference...
December 27, 2013
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