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Mar13

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The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data

March 13, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop that explored how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. The FTC explored how detailed consumer...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (December 2000 – March 2001)

Date

March 1, 2001

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (December 2000 – March 2001) (6.93 MB)

Feb06

Event

Public Roundtable: Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts

February 6, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a roundtable discussion to discuss: 1) recommendations by business and consumer groups regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") for online consumer disputes; and 2) a...

Report

Commission Enforcement Activities During Calendar Year 2000 Under the Truth In Lending Act, the Consumer Leasing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Electronic Fund Transfer Act:Report to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Date

February 1, 2001

Dolores S. Smith, Director Division of Consumer and Community Affairs Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Washington, D.C. 20551 Dear Ms. Smith: This letter responds to your request for...

Jan30

Event

Etail dEtails: Seminar on Internet Marketing

January 30, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) presented a seminar for Internet retailers, marketers and suppliers on applying offline rules and regulations online. The seminar, led by FTC...

Press Release

FTC Closes Down Fake I.D. Mill on The Internet

Date

December 12, 2000

An Internet business that bragged about the "high quality" of the templates it sold to help produce false identity documents has been ordered to halt the sales by a U. S. District Court at the request...

Dec11

Event

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...

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) (434.13 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...

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 --...

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