Tag: Bureau of Consumer Protection

Statement of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection On the National Cancer Institute's Report on Cigarette Testing Method

Date

November 27, 2001

We are pleased that the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has released its new monograph, Risks Associated with Smoking Cigarettes with Low Tar Machine-Measured Yields of Tar and Nicotine. We understand...

Web Site Targeting Girls Settles FTC Privacy Charges

Date

October 2, 2001

Lisa Frank, Inc., manufacturer of popular girls’ toys and school supplies, and operator of a Web site featuring those products, will pay $30,000 in civil penalties to settle Federal Trade Commission...

Frank, Lisa, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 2, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

012-3050

Cyberscam Targeted by FTC

Date

October 1, 2001

A cyberscammer who used more than 5,500 copycat Web addresses to divert surfers from their intended Internet destinations to one of his sites, and hold them captive while he pelted their screens with...

Joint FTC/Commerce Department Report Released on "Reasonable Demonstration" Requirement of ESIGN

Date

June 27, 2001

The Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Commerce's (Commerce) National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today released a report they prepared jointly at the...

Report

Report to Congress On The Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act: The Consumer Consent Provision in Section 101(c)(1)(C)(ii)

Date

June 1, 2001

Text of Report and Appendices A-E (170.99 KB)

"How-to" Publisher Settles Deceptive Book Club Marketing Allegations

Date

May 30, 2001

On behalf of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") today filed a civil penalty complaint and proposed consent decree against Creative Publishing International ("CPI"), a...

May22

Disclosure Exposure: An FTC-NAD Workshop on Effective Disclosures in Advertising

May 22, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC and the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus held a public workshop to explore how marketers comply with "clear and conspicuous" disclosure...

Monarch Services, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

April 19, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

002 3375

Bigmailbox.Com, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

April 19, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

002 3378

Entertainment Software Rating Board Awarded "Safe Harbor" Status

Date

April 19, 2001

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has been approved as a "safe harbor" program under the terms of the Children's Online Privacy...

Looksmart, Ltd.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

April 19, 2001

FTC Matter/File Number

002 3379

FTC Announces Settlements with Web Sites That Collected Children's Personal Data Without Parental Permission

Date

April 19, 2001

Marking the first anniversary of the effective date of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with three Web operators for violations of the...

Apr03

Esign Public Workshop: Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act

April 3, 2001 | 12:00AM

This workshop was part of the FTC and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's (NTIA) effort to gather information to report to Congress on the benefits and burdens of Ã¥Â¤ 101...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (March 2001 – April 2001)

Date

April 1, 2001

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (March 2001 – April 2001) (5.77 MB)

Mar13

The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data

March 13, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC hosted a public workshop that explored how businesses merge and exchange detailed consumer information and how such information is used commercially. The FTC explored how detailed consumer...

Report

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (December 2000 – March 2001)

Date

March 1, 2001

Rotational Health Warnings for Cigarettes (December 2000 – March 2001) (6.93 MB)

Feb06

Public Roundtable: Dispute Resolution for Online Business-to-Consumer Contracts

February 6, 2001 | 12:00AM

The FTC held a roundtable discussion to discuss: 1) recommendations by business and consumer groups regarding the use of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") for online consumer disputes; and 2) a...