Federal Court Finds Amazon Liable for Billing Parents for Children’s Unauthorized In-App Charges
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Court will decide amount of monetary relief Amazon owes in coming months
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FTC Consumer Protection Director Submits Comment on Privacy Enforcement Implications of FCC’s Proposed Set-Top Box Rulemaking
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Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich filed a comment today with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the FCC’s proposed rulemaking to expand the...
FTC Changes Start Times for Fall Tech Series Events
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The Federal Trade Commission has updated the start times for its upcoming Fall Technology Series events. All three seminars will now begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The series of half-day seminars this...
Relief Defendant in FTC Cramming Case Settles Charges
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A purported nonprofit that allegedly benefitted from a massive landline phone bill cramming operation has agreed to turn over most of its assets in order to settle Federal Trade Commission charges...
FTC To Host Financial Technology Forum on Marketplace Lending
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a forum on June 9 exploring the growing world of marketplace lending and its implications for consumers. This forum is the first in a series of FTC events...
Marketers of Indoor Tanning Systems to Pay Refunds to Consumers
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The Illinois-based marketers of Mercola-brand indoor tanning systems will pay refunds to consumers and will be permanently banned from marketing or selling indoor tanning systems, under a settlement...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Hobby Protection Rules
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to its Hobby Protection Rules. In 2014, as part of its systematic review of all FTC rules and guides, the FTC sought...
Four Companies Agree to Stop Falsely Promoting Their Personal-Care Products as “All Natural” or “100% Natural”; Fifth is Charged in Commission Complaint
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Four companies that market skin care products, shampoos, and sunscreens online have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed that their products are “all natural” or...
FTC to Host Data Security Conference in Chicago June 15
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day conference in Chicago on June 15, 2016, on how companies can secure their products, services, and networks. The event will focus on guidance for...
FTC Issues Warning Letters Regarding the Agency’s Contact Lens Rule
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Federal Trade Commission staff has sent 45 letters to contact lens prescribers and 10 to contact lens sellers warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Contact Lens Rule, which is intended...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed by Mortgage Relief Services Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 474 checks totaling more than $33,000 to consumers who lost money to a scheme that charged homeowners an up-front fee for mortgage relief services they promised...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed by Scam That Collected Millions in Phantom Payday Loan Debts
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,701 checks totaling more than $596,000 to consumers who lost money to a fraudulent debt collection scheme that processed payments for payday loan debts they...
FTC Chairwoman Releases 2015 Annual Highlights
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez released the FTC’s 2015 Annual Highlights today, featuring some of the agency’s key efforts to benefit consumers and promote competition over the past...
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1123215
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FTC Releases New Guidance For Developers of Mobile Health Apps
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The Federal Trade Commission has created a new web-based tool for developers of health-related mobile apps, which is designed to help the developers understand what federal laws and regulations might...
FTC Announces Second PrivacyCon; Publishes Call For Presentations
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Following on the success of its first PrivacyCon event, the Federal Trade Commission has announced the second edition of the research conference will take place Jan. 12, 2017, and has published a call...
FTC Welcomes Revised OECD Guidelines for E-commerce
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The Federal Trade Commission welcomed the issuance by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of new, revised guidelines for protecting consumers in e-commerce. The guidelines...
FTC to Host Fall Seminar Series on Emerging Consumer Technology Issues
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This release was updated to reflect an adjustment in the start times of the seminars. The Federal Trade Commission will host a series of seminars this fall to examine three new and evolving...
FTC Seeks Public Input in Review of R-Value Rule
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As part of the Federal Trade Commission's systematic review of all current FTC rules and guides, the FTC is seeking public comment on the efficiency, costs, benefits, and impact of the R-value Rule...
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