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Privacy & Data Security Update for 2018
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FTC Releases 2018 Privacy and Data Security Update
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s primary privacy and data security enforcer, released its annual report highlighting its privacy and data security work for 2018. The FTC’s privacy and...
FTC to Hold July 2019 Workshop on Product Repair Restrictions, Seeks Research in Advance
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on July 16, 2019 to examine ways in which manufacturers may limit third-party repairs and is seeking research focused on such limitations...
Jul16
Nixing the Fix: A Workshop on Repair Restrictions
Staff of the Federal Trade Commission hosted a workshop on July 16, 2019 to examine ways in which manufacturers may limit third-party repairs and is seeking research focused on such limitations...
FTC Submits Annual Budget Request, Performance Plan and Performance Report to Congress
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The Federal Trade Commission has submitted to Congress its Fiscal Year 2020 budget request in support of the President’s FY 2020 budget for the federal government. The budget request also includes the...
FTC to Mail Refund Checks to Victims of Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
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The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $644,000 to people who lost money to a get-rich-quick scheme that falsely claimed they could earn significant money working online by using...
Four Defendants Agree to Settle FTC Allegations They Deceived Consumers with Business Coaching Scheme
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Four defendants in a multi-million dollar business coaching scheme known as Digital Altitude, including the scheme’s former CEO, will pay $1.9 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations...
FTC Announces Agenda for the 11th Session of Its Hearings On Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the 11th session of its Hearings Initiative, which will focus on the agency’s international work. The hearing, co-sponsored with the George...
Operators of Sweepstakes Scam Will Forfeit $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a sweepstakes scam that appeared to target seniors have agreed to forfeit a record $30 million in cash and assets and will be permanently banned from the prize promotion business...
FTC Halts Tech Support Scam as Part of Major Initiative Focused on Older Adults Hit Hardest by These Scams
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As part of a state, federal, and international crackdown on tech support scams, the Federal Trade Commission has temporarily shut down a Utah-based scheme that tricked consumers into believing their...
FTC Testifies on Private Sector Data Security Before Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee
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Testifying before a Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission described its work to promote reasonable data security and reiterated its longstanding...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
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Andrew Smith, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Amendments to Safeguards and Privacy Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed amendments to two rules that protect the privacy and security of customer information held by financial institutions. In separate notices to...
Operators of Phony Grant Scheme Banned From Selling Grants and Telemarketing
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A federal district court in Arizona entered three stipulated orders on February 26, 2019, settling the FTC’s case against the operators of a sham grant scheme known as Premium Grants. The defendants...
FTC to Send Refund Checks to Consumers who Lost Money in Business Opportunity Telemarketing Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refund checks totaling more than $7 million to people deceived by the operators of an alleged business opportunity fraud that targeted seniors and others living...
Premium Grants
A federal district court in Arizona entered three stipulated orders on February 26, 2019, settling the FTC’s case against the operators of a sham grant scheme known as Premium Grants. The defendants targeted individuals, many of whom are elderly or have disabilities, who sought help with paying personal expenses such as medical bills, home repairs, and debt.
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172 3157
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FTC Announces Agenda for the 13th Session of its Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for the thirteenth session of its Hearings Initiative. The session, focused on the agency’s merger retrospective program, will take place on...
Apr12
FTC Hearing #13: Merger Retrospectives
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The Federal Trade Commission held the thirteenth session of its Hearings Initiative, focused on the agency’s merger retrospective program, on April 12, 2019, at FTC Headquarters in Room 432. This...
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