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Annual Highlights: A quick run-down of 2018

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The FTC focuses most of its time and attention on protecting consumers and promoting competition. Every so often, we stop and take stock. For example, check out our just-released Annual Highlights for...
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Selling genetic testing kits? Read on.

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If you sell genetic testing kits to consumers, you’re probably familiar with the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of genetic information...
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Recipe for a ROSCA violation

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From the FTC’s perspective, a certain pattern of online business has become a recipe for consumer injury . Start with a misleading “risk-free” trial offer. Add a hefty undisclosed charge if consumers...
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Forum on new forms of financing is strictly business

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When it comes to getting the working capital your company needs, you’re strictly business. Yes, you confer with traditional financial institutions, but like many small businesses, you also may look...
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Top frauds of 2018

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Every year, millions of consumers tell us – and our partners – about the frauds they spotted. In 2018, we heard from 3 million people and learned a lot from the reports entered into our Consumer...
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Cybersecurity for small business: Secure remote access

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Punching a time clock in and out isn’t how small businesses run these days. Employees are on the road, others are working from home, vendors are accessing your data at off hours – and you’re...
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FTC to law violators: Don’t bank on bankruptcy

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A recent ruling by a Florida Bankruptcy Judge sheds light on a tenacious team within the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. But first, let’s set the time machine to 2008 when the FTC entered into a...
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Cybersecurity for small business: Hiring a web host

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Your website is the online face of your business. Some companies have the in-house capability to manage their web presence. Others hire a web host to handle it for them. When launching a new business...