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September 1, 2022
FTC Chair Lina M. Khan Files Comment Supporting Proposed USDA Protections for Poultry Farmers
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Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan submitted a comment supporting U.S. Department of Agriculture rules that address unfair contract terms and business practices in the poultry sector...
FTC Returning More Than $1.9 Million to Consumers Nationwide Who Purchased Hubble Contact Lenses Without Properly Obtained or Verified Prescriptions
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $1.9 million to 30,172 consumers nationwide who bought Hubble brand contact lenses from Vision Path, Inc. The FTC alleged that the...
FTC Takes Action to Stop Credit Karma From Tricking Consumers With Allegedly False “Pre-Approved” Credit Offers
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The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against credit services company Credit Karma for deploying dark patterns to misrepresent that consumers were “pre-approved” for credit card offers. The...
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Credit Karma, LLC (timeline item) - September 1, 2022
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Vision Path, Inc., d/b/a Hubble Contacts, U.S. v. (timeline item) - September 1, 2022
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August 31, 2022
FTC Report Highlights Dramatic Surge in Sale of Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes and Menthol E-Cigarette Cartridges
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The Federal Trade Commission’s second report on e-cigarette sales and advertising nationwide shows sales of flavored disposable e-cigarettes and menthol e-cigarette cartridges surging dramatically in...
August 30, 2022
FTC Sues Heated Mattress Pads Marketer Electrowarmth for Falsely Claiming that Chinese Products Were Made in the USA
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The Federal Trade Commission today sued Electrowarmth Products, LLC and its owner, Daniel W. Grindle , alleging that they deceptively claimed the heated fabric mattress pads they sell for truck bunks...
FTC, States Sue Rental Listing Platform Roomster and its Owners for Duping Prospective Renters with Fake Reviews and Phony Listings
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The Federal Trade Commission and six states filed a lawsuit against rental listing platform Roomster Corp. and its owners John Shriber and Roman Zaks for allegedly duping consumers seeking affordable...
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Electrowarmth Products, LLC (timeline item) - August 30, 2022
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August 29, 2022
FTC Releases Final Agenda for Public Forum on Commercial Surveillance and Lax Data Security Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission released the final agenda for its September 8, 2022 forum seeking public comment on the harms stemming from commercial surveillance and lax data security practices and...
FTC Sues Kochava for Selling Data that Tracks People at Reproductive Health Clinics, Places of Worship, and Other Sensitive Locations
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against data broker Kochava Inc. for selling geolocation data from hundreds of millions of mobile devices that can be used to trace the movements of...
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Meta/Zuckerberg/Within, In the Matter of (timeline item) - August 29, 2022
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August 26, 2022
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