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Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Privacy and Data Security: Protecting Consumers In the Modern World
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By
Julie Brill, Former Commissioner
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Testimony
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FTC Settlement Prohibits Marketer from Claiming that Nivea Skin Cream Can Help Consumers Slim Down
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As part of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers from over-hyped advertising claims, the Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement requiring Nivea skin cream maker Beiersdorf, Inc. to stop...
Consumer Confidence in Internet Marketplace Depends on Privacy Protections, FTC Tells Senate Commerce Committee
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The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that consumers must be confident that their privacy will be protected if they are to be willing to take advantage of all the benefits offered by the...
Federal Register Notice
Aristotle International Inc.'s Safe Harbor Proposed Self-Regulatory Guidelines
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Consumer Reporting Agency to Pay $1.8 Million for Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations
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Teletrack, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it sold credit reports to marketers, in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). This...
FTC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. District Court Opposing Proposed Class Action Settlement with Debt Buyer Midland Funding LLC
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing a class action settlement that would require consumers to surrender protections provided by the Fair Debt Collection...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Aristotle's Proposed Safe Harbor Program Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a proposed safe harbor program that Aristotle International, Inc. has submitted for Commission approval under the agency’s Children’s Online...
Martha Vassalle, et al. v. Midland Funding, LLC, et al.
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Citation Number
3:11-cv-00096
Federal Court
Northern District of Ohio
Amicus Brief of the Federal Trade Commission before the Northern District of Ohio, expressing concerns that the proposed class action settlement agreement preliminarily approved by the Court is unfair...
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Chitika, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1023087
Court Bans Defendants from Selling Work-at-Home and Grant Scams, and Orders Them to Pay $10.4 Million
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A federal judge has ruled in favor of the Federal Trade Commission and ordered Real Wealth, Inc. and its owner, Lance Murkin, to pay $10.4 million, the full amount of harm caused to thousands of...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Data Security
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman
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Testimony
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FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges that Companies Failed to Protect Consumers Personal Information
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the orders in two cases settling charges that Ceridian Corporation and Lookout Services, Inc. claimed they would take...
FTC Testifies on Data Security
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The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that to minimize the risk of identity theft or other harm, companies should employ reasonable safeguards to protect consumer information, collect only...
Ceridian Corporation, In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3160
Lookout Services, Inc., In the Matter of
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
102 3076
FTC Materials Will Help Shoppers Understand New Light Bulb Labels Coming in 2012
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The Federal Trade Commission is making two new resources available to consumers to help them shop for light bulbs in a market with increasingly more efficient options, including compact fluorescent...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Firm Used Misleading Online Reviews
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission finalized the Order settling charges that Legacy Learning Systems Inc. and its owner, Lester Gabriel Smith, deceptively advertised the...
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