Report
A Preliminary FTC Staff Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers
Date
The final version of the FTC Privacy Report was issued in March 2012.
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Church & Dwight Co., Inc.
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
091 0037
Case Status
Closed
FTC Proposes Additional Time for Manufacturers to Adopt New Light Bulb Labels
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comments on whether to provide manufacturers approximately six additional months to incorporate new light bulb labels on their packaging, and whether to...
FTC Charges Massive Internet Enterprise with Scamming Consumers Out of Millions Billing Month-After-Month for Products and Services They Never Ordered
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The Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against a far-reaching Internet enterprise that allegedly has made millions of dollars by luring consumers into “trial” memberships for bogus...
Countdown to National Consumer Protection Week 2011 Begins; Website and Blog Launched
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The Federal Trade Commission has launched the website and blog for National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW) 2011, to be held March 6-12. The annual event, now in its 13th year, is hosted by the FTC...
FTC Revises Jewelry Guides to Reflect the Use of Base Metal Alloys in Platinum Jewelry
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In response to industry changes, the Federal Trade Commission today announced revisions to its Jewelry Guides to help ensure that consumers are not deceived when buying platinum products and that...
Dannon Agrees to Drop Exaggerated Health Claims for Activia Yogurt and DanActive Dairy Drink
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The Dannon Company, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive advertising and drop claims that allegedly exaggerated the health benefits of its Activia yogurt and...
FTC Settlement Prohibits Marketers of Children's Vitamins from Making Deceptive Health Claims about Brain and Eye Development
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As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement requiring major marketers of children’s vitamins to stop making false and unproven...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Ways to Strengthen Caller ID Provisions of the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comments on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. By requiring telemarketers to...
FTC Shuts Down Robocallers Who Falsely Promised to Lower Credit Card Interest Rates
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has approved a settlement shutting down two groups of Florida-based telemarketers that allegedly flooded consumers with misleading pre...
FTC Action Puts Deceptive Marketer Out of the Debt Relief Business
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A deceptive advertising operation has been banned from the debt relief business under a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. As part of a continuing crackdown on scams that target...
Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3070
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Do Not Track
Date
By
David Vladeck, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
File
Testimony
(162.88 KB)
Debt Consultants of America, Inc. and Debt Professionals of America, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3152
FTC Testifies on Do Not Track Legislation
Date
The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that while the Commission recognizes that consumers may benefit in certain ways from the practice of tracking consumers online to serve targeted...
Financial Freedom Processing, Inc., formerly known as Financial Freedom of America, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3056
FTC Charges Marketers with Making Unsubstantiated Claims that They Could Eliminate Consumers Debt
Date
As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission has charged three debt relief operations with making unsubstantiated claims to...
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