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Biennial Report to Congress Under the Do Not Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007, FY 2014 and 2015
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FTC Stops Alleged Deceptive Office Supply Scam That Targeted Charitable Organizations and Small Businesses
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted and frozen the assets of an operation that the FTC alleges bilked millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations and...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Survey of Consumers Regarding Their Experiences Buying and Financing Automobiles from Auto Dealers
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed qualitative survey of consumers to learn about their experiences in buying and financing automobiles at dealerships. The comments...
FTC Announces Agenda for PrivacyCon
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The Federal Trade Commission announced its agenda for PrivacyCon, a first-of-its-kind FTC event featuring 19 presentations of original research regarding important consumer privacy and security issues...
FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to Its Jewelry Guides
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed changes to its Jewelry Guides. The Guides (formally, the “Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries”) provide...
FTC Issues Final Amendments to Fuel Rating Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced final amendments to its Fuel Rating Rule. The Rule determines the fuel rating that appears on fuel pump labels, how octane levels are calculated, and helps...
Credit Card Laundering Scheme Participants Settle FTC Charges
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Participants in an alleged credit card “laundering” scheme have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they illegally helped provide access to payment networks, thereby enabling...
FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement Addressing “Native” Advertising and Deceptively Formatted Advertisements
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued an enforcement policy statement explaining how established consumer protection principles apply to different advertising formats, including “native” ads that...
Oracle Agrees to Settle FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers About Java Software Updates
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Oracle has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers about the security provided by updates to its Java Platform, Standard Edition software (Java SE), which is...
LifeLock to Pay $100 Million to Consumers to Settle FTC Charges it Violated 2010 Order
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FTC alleged company violated order’s information security requirements, misled consumers with deceptive advertising
Two App Developers Settle FTC Charges They Violated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
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Two app developers will pay a combined $360,000 in civil penalties as part of settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over charges they violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or...
FTC Action: Scammers Banned from Mortgage Relief Business, Telemarketing
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Four mortgage modification scammers, Brian Pacios, Chad Caldaronello, Justin Moreira and Derek Nelson will be banned from selling debt relief products and services under settlements resolving Federal...
FTC to Host Public Workshop Examining the U.S. Auto Distribution System
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a one-day workshop on January 19, 2016, to explore competition and related issues in the U.S. auto distribution system, including how consumers and businesses...
Wyndham Settles FTC Charges It Unfairly Placed Consumers’ Payment Card Information At Risk
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Note: A conference call for media with Jessica Rich, Director of the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection, was held as follows. Date: Dec. 9, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. ET Rich and FTC staff took questions...
Nordstrom, Bed Bath & Beyond, Backcountry.com, and J.C. Penney to Pay Penalties Totaling $1.3 Million for Falsely Labeling Rayon Textiles as Made of “Bamboo”
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The Federal Trade Commission announced complaints and proposed court orders barring four national retailers from mislabeling and advertising rayon textiles as made of “bamboo,” and requiring them to...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Conned into Paying for Business Directory Listings
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 774 checks totaling more than $444,000 to consumers who lost money to a business directory scam. In 2013, the FTC charged the Online Public Yellow Pages...
Federal Trade Commission Appoints Lorrie Cranor as Chief Technologist
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has appointed Lorrie Faith Cranor as the agency’s Chief Technologist, succeeding Ashkan Soltani. Cranor will join the FTC staff in January and be...
Tommie Copper to Pay $1.35 Million to Settle FTC Deceptive Advertising Charges
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Athletic apparel company Tommie Copper, Inc. and its founder have agreed to pay $1.35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively advertised the company’s copper-infused...
FTC Seeks Public Input in Review of Holder 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 Holder Rule...
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