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Rite Aid Corporation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to protect the sensitive financial and medical information of its customers and employees, in violation of...
The Federal Trade Commission today testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about FTC efforts to protect consumer privacy. The testimony, presented by FTC...
The Federal Trade Commission today announced that phone numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry now exceed 200 million, and that signing up for the Registry to prevent unwanted telemarketing...
Eight marketers are banned from selling mortgage modification or foreclosure relief services under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC alleged that the marketers charged homeowners...
The marketers of a “Rapid Debt Reduction” program who promised to lower interest rates on credit cards – for an up-front fee of up to $899 – have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they...
The Federal Trade Commission today hosted a roundtable presentation of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s just-published Consumer Policy Toolkit at FTC headquarters. This...
Advancing its mission to protect consumers’ privacy as their data moves across borders, the Federal Trade Commission has joined an agreement with privacy enforcement authorities from other member...
The Consumer Policy Toolkit will help government policy makers around the world who strive to protect and empower consumers in an increasingly complex global marketplace. This roundtable discussion is...
The Federal Trade Commission today testified that while teens are heavy users of the digital environment and may benefit from using the Internet to socialize with peers, learn about issues that...
As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission is requiring a major marketer of dietary supplements to pay $5.5 million to settle charges that it falsely...
A subsidiary of Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food and nutrition company, has agreed to drop allegedly deceptive advertising claims about the health benefits of its children’s drink BOOST Kid...