Roundtable on Consumer Privacy
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host the latest in a series of three roundtable discussions to explore the privacy challenges posed by the vast array of 21st century technology and business...
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Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States and Washington, D.C. Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law
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Investigators working undercover in nine states and the District of Columbia found significant violations of Federal Trade Commission consumer protection rules at 52 of 175 funeral homes they visited...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Two More Proposed Whole Foods Divestitures
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on two additional applications filed this week by the Divestiture Trustee to divest assets under the Commission’s March 5, 2009 order, which was...
FTC Releases Agenda for Final Roundtable on Consumer Privacy
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for its final roundtable on consumer privacy issues scheduled for March 17, 2010, at the FTC Conference Center, 601 New Jersey Ave,. NW...
Statement from Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour
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I hereby announce my resignation as a Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, effective April 6, 2010. The happiest individuals, it is said, are those who are contributing to society. I could...
LifeLock Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Charges by the FTC and 35 States That Identity Theft Prevention and Data Security Claims Were False
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LifeLock, Inc. has agreed to pay $11 million to the Federal Trade Commission and $1 million to a group of 35 state attorneys general to settle charges that the company used false claims to promote its...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal for Sale of Portland, Maine, Store Under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on an application filed by the Divestiture Trustee to divest one store pursuant to the Commission’s March 5, 2009 order, which was issued to...
FTC and States Attorneys General to Announce Major Identity Theft Initiative
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FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan will host a press conference at 10:30 CST (11:30 EST) on Tuesday, March 9, to discuss a major identity theft law enforcement...
Administrative Law Judge Rules That Polypore International's 2008 Acquisition of Rival Battery Separator Manufacturer Violated Antitrust Law
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In an Initial Decision announced today, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell found that Polypore International Inc.’s consummated acquisition – through its Daramic Acquisition...
FTC Proposes Requiring EnergyGuide Labels on TVs to Better Inform Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission today proposed requiring that EnergyGuide labels appear on televisions sold in the United States so consumers shopping for TVs will have more information about the energy...
FTC to Distribute $3 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Bogus Health Products
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The Federal Trade Commission will distribute more than 5,700 refund checks totaling approximately $3 million to consumers who bought infrared saunas and dietary supplements from Roex, Inc., based on...
Statement from Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Senate confirmation of new FTC Commissioners
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“We look forward to welcoming the newly confirmed Federal Trade Commissioners Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez. They are both exceptionally talented and committed, and will bring a wealth of experience...
Credit Repair Scammers Settle FTC Charges
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A credit repair company that falsely claimed it would help boost consumers’ credit ratings will settle Federal Trade Commission charges filed last year as part of “Operation Clean Sweep,” a federal...
Debt Collectors Will Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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A nationwide debt collector has agreed to pay a civil fine of more than $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by inaccurately reporting credit information...
FTC, Partners Launch 12th National Consumer Protection Week
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The Federal Trade Commission and other government agencies and national consumer groups are sponsoring the 12th annual National Consumer Protection Week from March 7-13, 2010. The event is a...
FTC Bars Transitions Optical, Inc. from Using Anticompetitive Tactics to Maintain its Monopoly in Darkening Treatments for Eyeglass Lenses
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Transitions Optical, Inc., the nation’s leading manufacturer of photochromic treatments that darken corrective lenses used in eyeglasses, has agreed to stop using allegedly anticompetitive practices...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal to Divest Two Stores under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order; FTC To Review Three Agency Rules in 2010
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FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal to Divest Two Stores under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on applications filed by...
FTC Halts Massive Cramming Operation that Illegally Billed Thousands; Alleges Scam Took in $19 Million over Five Years
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A U.S. district court judge has ordered a halt to the illegal practices of an Internet services company that crammed unauthorized charges onto the telephone bills of thousands of consumers and small...
Payment Processing CEO Banned from the Business; Company Illegally Debited Millions from Consumers Bank Accounts
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The chief executive officer of a payment processing company will be banned from the business as part of a settlement resolving Federal Trade Commission charges that the company illegally debited...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Fuel Rating Rule; FTC Approves SCI Corporation International Petition to Divest Cemetery and Related Funeral Home to Legacy Funeral Holdings
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FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Fuel Rating Rule The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on proposed changes to its Rule for Automotive Fuel Ratings...
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