FTC Brings First Case Against Developers of “Stalking” Apps
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Settlement resolves charges that Retina-X’s products created security vulnerability and violated consumers’ privacy
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Statement of Commissioner Chopra Joined by Commissioner Slaughter Regarding Sunday Riley
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Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner;
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner
FTC Joins Charity Regulators Around the Nation, World to Raise Awareness of Charity Fraud
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The Federal Trade Commission, the National Association of State Charities Officials, and state charities regulators across the country are joining with partners around the globe for this year’s...
FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on COPPA Rule until December 9
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The Federal Trade Commission is extending the deadline to submit comments on the effectiveness of the amendments the agency made to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) in 2013...
FTC Releases FY 2019 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
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The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2019. The FTC’s National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry lets consumers choose not to receive most...
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National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2019
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The National Do Not Call Registry provides an easy and efficient way for consumers to tell companies they do not want to receive most telemarketing sales calls and robocalls. If a consumer receives a...
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Aloe Vera Supplement Seller Barred from Making Misleading Health Claims
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The Boca Raton, Florida-based marketers and sellers of two Aloe vera-based supplements have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers with false and unsupported...
FTC Announces PrivacyCon 2020 and Calls for Research Presentations
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced a call for research presentations on consumer privacy and security issues, with a particular focus on health applications (apps), for the agency’s fifth...
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PrivacyCon 2020
The FTC will host its fifth annual PrivacyCon on July 21, 2020. For PrivacyCon 2020, the FTC is seeking research presentations on any topic related to consumer privacy and security. However, we will...
FTC Sending Refund Checks for Nearly $2.7 Million to Consumers Defrauded in Timeshare Resale Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 8,088 refund checks totaling nearly $2.7 million to consumers who paid an up-front fee to re-sell their unwanted timeshares. The average check amount is $332...
FTC Sends Checks Totaling More Than $31 Million to LifeLock Customers
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The Federal Trade Commission will begin sending refund checks totaling more than $31 million as part of a previously announced settlement with LifeLock, Inc., related to allegations that the identity...
FTC Returns More Than $2 Million to Victims of Business Coaching Scheme
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The FTC will be mailing refund checks totaling more than $2 million to people who lost money to a Utah-based business coaching scheme that operated under the names Coaching Department and Apply...
FTC Acts Against Company Using Celebrity Endorsements, Bogus Earnings Claims to Sell Real Estate Seminars
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A federal court has entered a temporary restraining order against Utah-based Zurixx, LLC and affiliated companies, which the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection...
FTC to Host Workshop on October 7 to Examine COPPA Rule
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WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop to examine the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule in light of evolving business practices and new technology in the online...
FTC to Study E-Cigarette Manufacturers’ Sales, Advertising, and Promotional Methods
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The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to six e-cigarette manufacturers seeking information to study the companies’ sales, advertising, and promotional methods. The orders were sent to: JUUL...
Multi-Level Marketer AdvoCare Will Pay $150 Million To Settle FTC Charges it Operated an Illegal Pyramid Scheme
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Multi-level marketer AdvoCare International, L.P. and its former chief executive officer agreed to pay $150 million and be banned from the multi-level marketing business to resolve Federal Trade...
FTC to Announce Major Consumer Protection Law Enforcement Action in Dallas Wednesday
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will announce a major consumer protection law enforcement action at 10:30 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, at the FTC’s Southwest Regional Office in...
FTC Releases Agenda for Workshop on Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission released the agenda for an October 7, 2019 workshop that will examine the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule in light of evolving business practices and...
Millennials More likely to Report Losing Money to Fraud than Older Generations, New FTC Data Spotlight Reports
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Millennials are 25 percent more likely to report that they have lost money to fraud than consumers aged 40 and over, according to a new Federal Trade Commission analysis of consumer complaint data...
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