Mar21
Open Commission Meeting- March 21, 2024
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Business before the Commission: Presentation on the Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments and Supply Chain Report
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Apr02
Second Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group Meeting
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As part of the Stop Senior Scams Act, the FTC brought together an advisory group of government partners, consumer advocates, and industry representatives to focus on ways to better identify and stop...
Mar06
Informal Hearing on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials - March 6, 2024
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The FTC will hold an Informal Hearing the proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials to take oral and documentary submissions from hearing participants. The...
Mar04
Identity Theft and College Students
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Identity theft can happen to anyone — even college students. Do your students know what to do if someone steals their personal or financial information? Join staff from the Federal Trade Commission’s...
Business Blog
New Impersonator Rule gives FTC a powerful tool for protecting consumers and businesses
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To turn the old adage on its head, imitation is the insincerest form of falsity. After years of fighting back against scammers who impersonate government agencies and companies, the FTC proposed a...
Business Blog
“Love Stinks” – when a scammer is involved
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"I've had the blues, the reds, and the pinks. One thing’s for sure: Love stinks." Far be it from us to criticize love on Valentine’s Day, but “Love Stinks” – the 80s hit by the J. Geils Band –...
Feb14
Informal Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Negative Option Rule - February 14, 2024
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The FTC will continue its Informal Hearing on the proposed amendments to the Rule Concerning Subscriptions and Other Negative Option Plans (Negative Option Rule) and take oral and documentary...
Business Blog
Facts about fraud from the FTC – and what it means for your business
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The FTC just issued its 2023 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book jam-packed with facts about the kind of scams consumers have reported to us. Has the reported dollar amount lost to fraud gone up or...
Feb13
Informal Hearing on Proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials - February 13, 2024
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The FTC will hold an Informal Hearing the proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials to take oral and documentary submissions from hearing participants. The...
Jan31
Informal Hearing on Proposed Amendments to the Negative Option Rule - January 31, 2024
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The FTC will hold an Informal Initial and Final Hearing on the proposed Negative Option Rule to take oral and documentary submissions from hearing participants. The Honorable Carol Fox Foelak will be...
Business Blog
When consumers call funeral homes: FTC undercover sweep suggests seven compliance points for industry members
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When consumers have questions about a company’s services, they often pick up the phone and call. It’s no different when consumers must select a funeral home to handle a loved one’s final arrangements...
Business Blog
FTC is taking another look at COPPA and kids’ online privacy – and we want your insights
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The FTC announced proposed revisions to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule on December 20, 2023. The online portal to file public comments is now open and the FTC welcomes your...
Jan18
Open Commission Meeting -January 18, 2024
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Business Before the Commission: Presentation on Proposed Changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule and Presentation on Combating Auto Retail Scams Rule (CARS Rule).
Business Blog
A job scam that college students – and your HR team – need to know about
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If you’ll be seeing college-age relatives over the holidays, warn them about a variation on the “job interview” scam that students looking for summer or permanent employment have reported to us. And...
Jan25
FTC Tech Summit
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The FTC’s Office of Technology is hosting the FTC Tech Summit with the goal of facilitating a dialogue amid a dynamic innovation landscape. This half-day virtual summit is focused on artificial...
Technology Blog
Preventing the Harms of AI-enabled Voice Cloning
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Today, the FTC is announcing the Voice Cloning Challenge to address the present and emerging harms of artificial intelligence- or “AI”-enabled voice cloning technologies. Speech synthesis has been...
Nov16
Open Commission Meeting -November 16, 2023
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Business Before the Commission: Voice Cloning Challenge Announcement and Presentation on Public Comments on Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers.
Business Blog
New resources to help protect consumers and small businesses from fraud
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Consumers speak many languages and unfortunately scammers are conversant in all of them. That’s why the FTC has reinforced its fraud fighting capabilities by collecting scam reports in multiple...
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Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report for 2022 and Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2022
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Cigarette Report for 2022
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Smokeless Tobacco Report for 2022
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Cigarette Report for 2022
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Business Blog
Influence peddling? Bogus “brand ambassador managers” scam prospective influencers
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We’ve warned professionals about online job scams involving phony “recruiters” who falsely claim to represent big-name businesses. Employment impersonators are still at it, but this time they’re...
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