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The Mobile Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues

December 11, 2000 | 12:00AM - December 12, 2000 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop to examine emerging wireless Internet and data technologies and the privacy, security, and consumer protection issues they raise.

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (September 2000 – December 2000)

Date

December 1, 2000

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (September 2000 – December 2000) (3.84 MB)

Press Release

United States And United Kingdom Sign Agreement to Enhance Cooperation on Consumer Protection Matters at First U.S. Meeting of International Marketing Supervision Network

Date

October 31, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission and the United Kingdom Department of Trade and Industry and United Kingdom Office of Fair Trading announced today that representatives of the three organizations have...

Cases and Proceedings

Shared Network Services, LLC, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 31, 2000

FTC Matter/File Number

P99 4409

Oct23

Event

Identity Theft Victim Assistance Workshop

October 23, 2000 | 12:00AM - October 24, 2000 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a public workshop to identify relevant issues and examine potential solutions associated with assisting victims of identity theft. The FTC's workshop was the first in a series of three...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (August 2000 – October 2000)

Date

October 1, 2000

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (August 2000 – October 2000) (2.17 MB)

Report

Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children: A Review of Self-Regulation and Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries

Date

September 1, 2000

Marketing Violent Entertainment To Children report (2000) (505.05 KB)

Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children (2000): Appendices A-K (688.62 KB)

Press Release

Appeals Court Upholds FTC Ruling; Doan's Must Include Corrective Message in Future Advertising and Labeling

Date

August 21, 2000

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has unanimously upheld a Federal Trade Commission decision ordering the maker of Doan's Pills to run corrective advertising. The Court's...

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission Issues Report on Online Profiling

Date

July 27, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the second part of its report on online profiling by network advertisers. The Commission unanimously applauded the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) for...

Press Release

FTC Announces Settlement With Bankrupt Website, Toysmart.com, Regarding Alleged Privacy Policy Violations

Date

July 21, 2000

In a settlement announced today by the Federal Trade Commission, Toysmart.com ("Toysmart") has agreed to settle charges the company violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by misrepresenting to consumers...

Cases and Proceedings

Toysmart.com, LLC, and Toysmart.com, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 21, 2000

FTC Matter/File Number

X000075

Press Release

United States and Australia Sign Two Agreements to Enhance Cooperation on Consumer Protection Matters

Date

July 20, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced today that representatives of both commissions have signed two agreements to facilitate...

Public Statement

Balancing the New Powers and Interests of Consumers and Business in Cyberspace Commerce

Date

July 17, 2000

Introduction The electronic marketplace promises to grow at a stunning rate. Consumers can shop around the clock from merchants around the world. Likewise, businesses can reach customers worldwide...

Press Release

FTC Sues Failed Website, Toysmart.com, for Deceptively Offering for Sale Personal Information of Website Visitors

Date

July 10, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission today filed a complaint against Toysmart.com, LLC, and Toysmart.com, Inc., a failed Internet retailer of children's toys, in the United States District Court for the...

Report

Online Profiling: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress, Part 2

Date

July 1, 2000

A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress (June 2000) (82.69 KB)

Press Release

"Operation Cure.all" Nets Shark Cartilage Promoters: Two Companies Charged with Making False And Unsubstantiated Claims for Their Shark Cartilage And Skin Cream as Cancer Treatments

Date

June 29, 2000

Lane Labs-USA, Inc., Cartilage Consultants, Inc. and their principals have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they made unsubstantiated claims about the efficacy of two products --...

Report

Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Date

June 1, 2000

Introduction In each of the years since the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA" or "Act"), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1692-1695o, was enacted in 1977, the Federal Trade Commission has complied with Section...

Report

Online Profiling: A Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress

Date

June 1, 2000

Text of the Report (82.69 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Dura Lube Corporation; American Direct Marketing, Inc.; Howe Laboratories, Inc.; Crescent Manufacturing, Inc.; National Communications Corporation; The Media Group, Inc.; Herman S. Howard; and Scott Howard

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

May 5, 2000

Docket Number

9292

Press Release

FTC Staff Issues Guidelines on Internet Advertising

Date

May 3, 2000

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a staff working paper examining how its own consumer protection rules and guides -- many of which were developed long before "dot com" became a household...

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