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FTC Report Sheds New Light on Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of a study on food marketing to children and adolescents. The report, Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents: A Review of Industry...
Jul24
Pay On The Go: Consumers and Contactless Payment
The Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington will host a Town Hall meeting on July 24, 2008, to explore the growth of contactless...
Jul15
Green Building & Textiles
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The Federal Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on July 15, 2008, to examine developments in green building and textiles claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop...
FTC Reports on Alcohol Marketing and Self-Regulation
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A new Federal Trade Commission report on alcohol marketing and youth examines industry efforts to reduce the likelihood that alcohol advertising will target those under the legal drinking age of 21...
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Self-Regulation in the Alcohol Industry: Report of the Federal Trade Commission
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Underage alcohol use is a widespread problem with significant health and safety consequences. This is the third Federal Trade Commission report on efforts by the alcohol industry to reduce the...
FTC Announces Operation Tele-PHONEY, Agency's Largest Telemarketing Sweep
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“The caller asked for my bank account information. I cannot remember everything he said. I just thought that I needed to confirm my account information in order to avoid losing my Medicare benefits.”...
May06
Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a Town Hall meeting on May 6-7, 2008, to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy. This...
Apr30
Green Packaging Claims
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The Federal Trade Commission is planning to host a public workshop on April 30, 2008, to examine developments in green packaging claims and consumer perception of such claims. This workshop is one...
FTC, Tennessee Attorney General to Sponsor Advertising Event in Nashville Green Lights & Red Flags: Rules of the Road for Advertisers and Businesses
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A one-day “back to basics” workshop on complying with truth-in-advertising laws will take place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, by the Federal Trade Commission and the Tennessee...
Do Not Call Registrations Permanent and Fees Telemarketers Pay to Access Registry Set
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Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. More than 157 million...
The Truth About Cell Phones and the Do Not Call Registry
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The Federal Trade Commission today reiterated that despite the claims made in e-mails circulating on the Internet, consumers should not be concerned that their cell phone numbers will be released to...
Judgment Entered Against Spyware Scammer
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A federal judge has granted the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a default judgment against a software developer who helped scammers infect millions of computers with destructive and intrusive...
BlueHippo Defendants Will Pay up to $5 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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Two companies that offer to finance the sale of personal computers to consumers with poor credit ratings have agreed to pay up to $5 million for consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission...
Court Finds Payment Processor in Contempt, Issues Warrant for His Arrest
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, Judge James S. Moody, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, has issued an order dated January 30, 2008...
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Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book for January - December 2008
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File
Sentinel CY-2008
(5.38 MB)
Industrious Kid, Inc. and Jeanette Symons., U.S. (for the FTC)
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
072-3082
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