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FTC Warns Consumers About Scam Artists Pitch for Potassium Iodide Treatment
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Recent reports of events in Japan are causing scam artists to try to convince consumers that they need potassium iodide pills and drops to protect themselves. Potassium iodide, or KI, can help prevent...
FTC Submits 2011 Fair Debt Collection Practices Report to Congress
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At a time when many consumers are having trouble paying their debts, the Federal Trade Commission issued its 33rd annual report describing the agency’s law enforcement and other efforts to protect...
Money-Making Scam Owner Will Pay Almost $1 Million and Sell House and Personal Property to Settle Prior FTC Judgment
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The operator of a defunct money-making scam has agreed to settle a federal court judgment the Federal Trade Commission obtained against him in 2007 for falsely claiming his “wealth building” program...
Payday Loan Marketers Who Allegedly Tricked Consumers into Buying Prepaid Debit Cards Will Pay More Than $800,000 to Settle FTC Charges
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Two men who operated a service matching borrowers with potential lenders will pay $800,000 and the proceeds from the sale of a house to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they tricked...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The State of Online Consumer Privacy
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By
Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman
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Testimony
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FTC Testifies Before the Senate Commerce Committee on Privacy; Industry Efforts to Implement "Do Not Track" System Already Underway
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In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Federal Trade Commission discussed its efforts to protect consumer privacy through enforcement actions, consumer...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Agency's Fur Rules, Announces Enforcement Policy for Products Previously Covered Under De Minimis Exemption
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on its Fur Labeling and Advertising Rules – commonly known as the Fur Rules – and announcing upcoming changes required by Congress. The Rules...
FTC Puts an End to Tactics of Online Advertising Company That Deceived Consumers Who Wanted to "Opt Out" from Targeted Ads
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The FTC reached a settlement with online advertising company Chitika, Inc. that ends the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of tracking consumers’ online activities even after they have chosen to...
In the Wake of Japan's Massive Earthquake, FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams
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After the earthquake that rocked Japan’s northeast coast and triggered a widespread tsunami last week, the Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams. The...
FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a proposed settlement that it announced in June 2010 with social networking site Twitter, which resolved charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put...
FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information
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The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a proposed settlement that it announced in June 2010 with social networking site Twitter, which resolved charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put...
Twitter, Inc., a corporation
Type of Action
Administrative
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3093
FTC To Host Consumer Debt Collection Technology Workshop
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On April 28, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop to examine how debt collectors are using new technologies and how this affects consumers. The workshop, titled “Debt...
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Information Requests to Alcohol Beverage Manufacturers
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The Federal Trade Commission plans to begin a study of the self-regulatory efforts of the alcoholic beverage industry. This will serve as the basis for the FTC’s fourth major report on the...
FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2010 Identity Theft Tops the List Again
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The Federal Trade Commission today released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2010. The list showed that for the 11th year in a row, identity theft was the number one...
National Hometeam Solutions, LLC; National Financial Solutions, LLC; et al.
Type of Action
Federal
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FTC Matter/File Number
082-3076
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