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FTC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. District Court Opposing Proposed Class Action Settlement with Debt Buyer Midland Funding LLC

Date

June 23, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing a class action settlement that would require consumers to surrender protections provided by the Fair Debt Collection...

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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Aristotle's Proposed Safe Harbor Program Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule

Date

June 21, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed safe harbor program that Aristotle International, Inc. has submitted for Commission approval under the agency’s Children’s Online...

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Court Bans Defendants from Selling Work-at-Home and Grant Scams, and Orders Them to Pay $10.4 Million

Date

June 16, 2011

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and ordered Real Wealth, Inc. and its owner, Lance Murkin, to pay $10.4 million, the full amount of harm caused to thousands of...

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FTC Testifies on Data Security

Date

June 15, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that to minimize the risk of identity theft or other harm, companies should employ reasonable safeguards to protect consumer information, collect only...

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FTC Materials Will Help Shoppers Understand New Light Bulb Labels Coming in 2012

Date

June 14, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is making two new resources available to consumers to help them shop for light bulbs in a market with increasingly more efficient options, including compact fluorescent...

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FTC Settlement Bans Online U.S. Electronics Retailer from Deceiving Consumers with Foreign Website Names

Date

June 9, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement putting a stop to the deceptive tactics of a California Internet marketer that allegedly tricked British consumers into believing it was based in the...

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FTC Combats Immigration Services Scams

Date

June 9, 2011

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge has shut down an operation in Baltimore, Maryland for allegedly misrepresenting that it was authorized to provide immigration services...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (March 2011 – June 2011)

Date

June 1, 2011

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes - Part 1 (March 2011 – June 2011) (117.89 MB)

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes - Part 2 (March 2011 – June 2011) (108.01 MB)

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Court Halts Bogus Prepaid Calling Card Claims; FTC Alleges Cards Failed to Deliver the Advertised Minutes

Date

June 1, 2011

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has ordered a temporary halt to the deceptive advertising claims used to promote prepaid phone cards marketed by Millennium...

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FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Oreck Corporation Made False and Unproven Claims That Its Ultraviolet Vacuum and Air Cleaner Can Prevent Illness

Date

May 31, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that Oreck Corporation made false and unproven claims that two of its appliances can reduce the...

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FTC Offers Tips to Stretch Your Gas Dollars

Date

May 26, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is offering tips to help consumers save money at the pump and get better gas mileage. At the Pump Check your owner’s manual for the right octane level for your car...

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FTC Settlements Put Debt Relief Operations Out of Business

Date

May 26, 2011

The FTC has settled two actions that charged marketers with deceptively claiming they could reduce consumers’ credit card interest rates. Both operations allegedly made deceptive telemarketing calls...

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FTC Seeks Input for Revising Its Guidance to Businesses About Disclosures in Online Advertising

Date

May 26, 2011

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission is updating “Dot Com Disclosures: Information About Online Advertising,” the guidance document that advises businesses how federal advertising law applies to...

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Online Marketers of Bogus "$10,000 Credit Line" Ordered to Pay $3.7 Million, Cited for Contempt

Date

May 25, 2011

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal district court judge ordered a deceptive marketing operation to pay more than $3.7 million as part of a contempt action for violating a 2008...

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Food Marketed to Children: Forum on Interagency Working Group Proposal

May 24, 2011 | 11:00AM - 3:00PM

The Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children will hold a half-day public forum to solicit public comment on proposed voluntary principles for food marketed to children. The Working Group...

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FTC Seeks Public Comment on Alternative Fuels Rule

Date

May 24, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on the costs, benefits, necessity, and regulatory and economic impact of its Labeling Requirements for Alternative Fuels and Alternative Fueled...

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FTC Testifies on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace

Date

May 19, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that while mobile technology, such as smart phones, is giving consumers a vast array of new products and services, it also presents new consumer...

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FTC Stops Bogus Precious Metals Dealers

Date

May 17, 2011

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal judge has halted a telemarketing operation that allegedly conned senior citizens into buying precious metals on credit without clearly disclosing...

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FTC Finds Broad Compliance Among Auto Dealers with Rule That Protects Consumers with Car Loans

Date

May 16, 2011

As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure that auto dealers’ financing practices comply with federal consumer protection laws, the Federal Trade Commission has completed investigations of nearly 50...

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Operators of Online "Virtual Worlds" to Pay $3 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Illegally Collected and Disclosed Children's Personal Information

Date

May 12, 2011

The operators of 20 online virtual worlds have agreed to pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by illegally...

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