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FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Auto Dealer Software Company That Allegedly Failed to Protect Consumers’ Data
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission approved a final order settling charges against an Iowa-based auto dealer software provider that allegedly failed to take reasonable...
Report
Consumers and Class Actions: A Retrospective and Analysis of Settlement Campaigns
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Text of the Staff Report
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Appendices to Staff Report
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FTC to Hold Workshop on Consumer Participation in Class Action Cases
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On October 29, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop in Washington, DC on improving class action settlement notices for consumers. The event will address current practices and...
FTC Obtains Preliminary Injunction Halting Online Beauty Product Sellers’ Deceptive “Free Trial” Offers
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The operators of a deceptive negative option scheme have agreed to a court-ordered preliminary injunction temporarily barring them from a wide range of conduct. The preliminary injunction stops the...
LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC, In the Matter of
LightYear Dealer Technologies, LLC settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the auto dealer software provider failed to take reasonable steps to secure consumers' data, leading to a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers.
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3051
Docket Number
C-4687
FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Debt Collection Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission is sending refund checks totaling more than $516,000 to 3,977 consumers as the result of a settlement with the operators of a debt collection scheme that allegedly tricked...
Public Statement
Prepared Remarks of Chairman Joe Simons at FTC YouTube Settlement Press Conference
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Matter Number
172 3083
Statement of Chairman Joe Simons and Commissioner Christine Wilson Regarding YouTube
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By
Joseph J. Simons, Former Chairman;
Christine S. Wilson, Former Commissioner
Statement of Commissioner Noah Joshua Phillips Regarding YouTube
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By
Noah Joshua Phillips, Former Commissioner
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Statement of Commissioner Rohit Chopra Regarding YouTube
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Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
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Google and YouTube Will Pay Record $170 Million for Alleged Violations of Children’s Privacy Law
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The settlement requires Google and YouTube to pay $136 million to the FTC and $34 million to New York for allegedly violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Rule. The $136...
Global Processing Solutions, Advanced Mediation Group, Lamar Snow, Jahaan McDuffie, and Glentis Wallace
In November 2017, the Federal Trade Commission charged a Georgia-based debt collection business with tricking people into paying money for debts they did not owe. A federal court temporarily halted the scheme and froze its assets at the FTC’s request. In September 2018, the operators settled the FTC’s claims and are now banned from the debt collection business and from buying or selling debt. The FTC mailed refund checks in September 2019 totaling more than $516,000 to 3,977 consumers as part of the settlement.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
172 3160
X180006
Puerto Rico Telephone Company (Claro wireless service)
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By
Carolyn L. Hann, Chief of Staff, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Text of the Letter
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FTC Names Additional Defendant in Student Loan Debt Relief Case
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The Federal Trade Commission has amended its complaint in a student loan debt relief case, naming an additional defendant who allegedly took part in a scam that bilked more than $23 million from...
Five Companies Settle FTC Allegations that they Falsely Claimed Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
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Five companies have reached settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that they falsely claimed certification under the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, which establishes a...
FTC Sending Refund Checks Totaling More Than $11.6 Million to Businesses and Organizations That Paid for Unordered Office and Cleaning Supplies
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 29,333 refund checks totaling more than $11.6 million to small businesses and other organizations defrauded by a Maryland-based office supply operation that...
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