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FTC Warns Consumers about Potential Charity Scams

Date

August 19, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams in connection with Hurricane Charley. Scam artists may take advantage of this situation by creating bogus...

Cases and Proceedings

Ontario Inc. d/b/a First Capital Consumers Group, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 17, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

1492828

Amicus Briefs

Spano v. SAFECO Insurance Co

Date

August 5, 2004

Citation Number

04-35313

Federal Court

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

The Commission argued that the district court erred in its interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act when it held that an insurance company cannot take “adverse action” against a consumer, as...

Spano v. SAFECO Insurance Co (149.02 KB)

Press Release

PRIVO, Inc. Earns Safe Harbor Status

Date

August 2, 2004

The Federal Trade Commission today announced that Privo, Inc. has been approved as a “safe harbor” program under the terms of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). COPPA’s ‘safe harbor...

Report

Staff Report of the Bureau of Consumer Protection to the Federal Trade Commission and Proposed Revised Trade Regulation Rule

Date

August 1, 2004

Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising

Text of the Staff Report [PDF 1.7MB] (1.74 MB)

Press Release

Sellers of Girls Gone Wild Videos to Pay $1.1 Million To Settle Charges of Unauthorized Shipping and Billing

Date

July 30, 2004

Under the terms of a stipulated court order announced today, the sellers of ‘Girls Gone Wild’ DVDs and videos will pay nearly $1.1 million as combined consumer redress and a civil penalty and will be...

Cases and Proceedings

Barash, Jonathan, et al.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

July 29, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

042 3002

Docket Number

C-4115

Press Release

FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam: Spam@uce.gov

Date

July 28, 2004

Note: The FTC has retired its SPAM@UCE.GOV email box, and currently is using other, more effective tactics to identify and combat spammers. You can report spam to www.ftc.gov/complaint. Please...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 04-2

Date

July 22, 2004

Discusses access to the National Do Not Call Registry by members of the market or opinion research industry.

Opinion 04-2 (30.44 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Imperial Palace, Inc., et al., US

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

July 14, 2004

FTC Matter/File Number

0323050

Rules

Contact Lens Rule

Rule Updated Date

July 4, 2004

The Contact Lens Rule contains two key requirements. The first requirement is that contact lens prescribers (i.e., optometrists and ophthalmologists) must provide patients with a copy of their contact...

Text of Rule

Press Release

Consumer Protection Cops Join Forces to Fight Illegal Spam Six Agencies on Three Continents Will Leverage Law Enforcement Efforts

Date

July 2, 2004

Law enforcers from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia announced today that they will join forces and share resources to fight illegal spam. A Memorandum of Understanding between the U.S...

Report

Enforcement Actions Pursuant to Title V, Subtitle B of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ("Fraudulent Access to Financial Information"): Fourth Annual Federal Trade Commission Report to Congress

Date

July 1, 2004

Text of Report [PDF 18KB] (24.34 KB)

Report

Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Fourth Follow-Up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries (July 2004): A Report to Congress

Date

July 1, 2004

Text of Report [PDF 939K] (917.74 KB)

Cooperation Agreements

Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Enforcement Assistance in Commercial Email Matters with United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia

Date

June 30, 2004

Related Releases

Consumer Protection Cops Join Forces to Fight Illegal Spam Six Agencies on Three Continents Will Leverage Law Enforcement Efforts

Text of the Memorandum of Understanding (32.31 KB)

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Event

Roundtable on Methodologies for Assessing Accuracy and Completeness of Credit Reports

June 30, 2004 | 12:00AM

The FTC's Bureau of Economics hosted a roundtable with researchers, scholars, and practitioners in the credit reporting industry on methodologies for assessing the accuracy and completeness of credit...

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 04-2

Date

June 22, 2004

Discusses use of a NFDA-designed receipt for third-party caskets.

Opinion 04-2 (140.05 KB)

Jun21

Event

Radio Frequency IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers

June 21, 2004 | 12:00AM

The emergence of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology has important implications for businesses, consumers, and policymakers. Companies are turning to RFID to manage warehouse inventory...

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Information Security -- Challenges for Businesses and Consumers

Date

June 16, 2004

J. Howard Beales, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection

Testimony (49.73 KB)

Advisory Opinions

Opinion 04-3

Date

June 7, 2004

Discusses the application of the Franchise Rule to a web-based travel service.

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