TRUSTe Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers Through Its Privacy Seal Program
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TRUSTe provides seals to businesses that meet specific requirements for consumer privacy programs that it administers.
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Settlement with the FTC and Florida Attorney General Stops Operations that Used Robocalls to Fraudulently Pitch Medical Alert Devices to Seniors
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A settlement obtained by the Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General permanently shuts down an Orlando-based operation that bilked seniors by using pre-recorded...
FTC Alleges Debt Brokers Illegally Exposed Personal Information of Tens of Thousands of Consumers on the Internet
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered two debt sellers that posted the sensitive personal information of more than 70,000 consumers online to notify the consumers...
FTC Approves Final Orders Banning Two Companies From Making Unsubstantiated Slimming Claims for Shapewear Undergarments
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved two final orders settling charges that two companies, Norm Thompson Outfitters. Inc., and Wacoal America, Inc., misled...
FTC Settlement Bars Patent Assertion Entity From Using Deceptive Tactics
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A company and its law firm have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they used deceptive sales claims and phony legal threats in letters that accused thousands of small businesses...
FTC Requires Divestiture as a Condition of Surgery Center Holdings' Acquisition of Competitor Symbion
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The Federal Trade Commission will require Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., known as Surgery Partners, and Symbion Holdings Corporation to divest Symbion’s ownership interest in an ambulatory surgery...
Blue Rhino, AmeriGas Settle FTC Charges of Restraining Competition
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The two leading suppliers of propane exchange tanks, Blue Rhino and AmeriGas Cylinder Exchange, have agreed to settle FTC charges that the companies illegally agreed not to deviate from their plans to...
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Application to Approve Sale of Funeral Home in Auburn, California
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell a funeral home located in Auburn, California, as required under...
FTC Charges Gerber with Falsely Advertising Its Good Start Gentle Formula Protects Infants from Developing Allergies
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged Gerber Products Co., also doing business as Nestlé Nutrition, with deceptively advertising that feeding its Good Start Gentle formula to infants with a family...
FTC Requests Public Comments on Graco’s Application for Approval to Divest Liquid Finishing Business Assets to Carlisle Companies
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on an application by Graco Inc. to divest certain liquid finishing businesses and related assets to Carlisle Companies Inc. Under...
Online Dating Service Agrees to Stop Deceptive Use of Fake Profiles
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Note: Steve Baker, Director of the FTC’s Midwest Region Office, will take reporters’ questions by phone : Date: October 29, 2014 Time: 2 p.m. ET Call-in: (800) 230-1951 , confirmation number 341247...
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
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FTC's complaint says that AT&T charged customers for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds, in some cases by nearly 90 percent.
Marketers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Deceived Small Businesses Into Buying Credit/Debit Card Processing Services
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A company that sold credit and debit card payment processing services to small businesses has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it used deception and unsubstantiated claims when...
FTC Staff Advises New York State Public Service Commission To Increase Competition in Proposal to Transform Electric Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a reply comment in response to certain comments filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (NY PSC) regarding the NY PSC staff’s proposal to...
At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business
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(CORRECTED) At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support...
Court Orders Judgment of Nearly $515,000 Against Mortgage Relief Pitchman
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The court imposed the judgment after finding Atalla had hid assets and misrepresented his financial condition to the agency.
FTC Provides Comment to NHTSA on Privacy and Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to vehicle-to-vehicle communications. As the lead...
FTC Approves Final Orders Banning Marketer Behind ‘Fat Burner’ Diet Pills From Making or Selling Weight-Loss Products
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved two final orders settling charges that the former CEO and co-founder of an Atlanta-based marketing operation and his...
FTC Takes Action to Stop Phantom Debt Scam That Targeted Spanish-Speaking Consumers Nationwide
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court in Miami has temporarily shut down a fraudulent phantom debt collection operation that deceived and abused thousands of Spanish...
FTC Publishes Agenda for Every Community Fraud Workshop
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How fraud affects different populations and what scams prey on specific groups will be the topic of the Federal Trade Commission’s “Fraud Affects Every Community” workshop on Oct. 29th in Washington...
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