Tag: Consumer Protection

Global Data Vault, LLC, In the Matter of

Global Data Vault, LLC, settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company made false claims in connection with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 29, 2020

FTC Matter/File Number

192 3093

Docket Number

C-4706

Case Status

Pending

Click Labs, Inc., In the Matter of

Click Labs, Inc. settled Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company made false claims in connection with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

January 29, 2020

FTC Matter/File Number

192 3090

Docket Number

C-4705

Case Status

Pending

Public Statement

Opening Remarks of Commissioner Rohit Chopra at You Don’t Say: An FTC Workshop on Voice Cloning Technologies

Date

January 28, 2020

Opening Remarks of Commissioner Rohit Chopra at You Don’t Say: An FTC Workshop on Voice Cloning Technologies (233.66 KB)

Closing Letters

Urquid, Inc.

Date

January 28, 2020

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Richard S. Hartunian, Counsel for Urquid, Inc. (47.79 KB)

Background Check Services Provider Agrees to Settle FTC Allegations that it Falsely Claimed Participation in the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield

Date

January 28, 2020

A company that provides security and investigative services, including background check services, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the firm misrepresented its...

FTC Marks Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week February 3-7, 2020

Date

January 28, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission will mark Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, February 3-7, 2020, by co-hosting a series of free events highlighting the warning signs of tax identity theft and government...

FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on Workshop Addressing Non-Compete Clauses in Employment Contracts

Date

January 28, 2020

Following a recent public workshop on non-compete clauses in employer-employee contracts, the Federal Trade Commission has extended the deadline for public comments from Feb. 10, 2020 to March 11...

Report

A Brief Primer on the Economics of Targeted Advertising

Date

January 27, 2020

This paper provides an economic approach to thinking about targeted online advertising, specifically with regard to the collection and use of personal data to enable targeting. Restricting the...

A Brief Primer on the Economics of Targeted Advertising (592.75 KB)

FTC to Host Workshop Voice Cloning Technologies on Jan. 28

Date

January 27, 2020

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop to examine voice cloning technologies. WHEN: Tuesday, January 28, 12:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. ET. WHERE: Constitution Center 400 Seventh St...

Report

Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2019

Date

January 23, 2020

The FTC takes in reports from consumers about problems they experience in the marketplace. The reports are stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network (Sentinel), a secure online database available only...

consumer_sentinel_network_data_book_2019.pdf (5.43 MB)

New FTC Data Shows that the FTC Received Nearly 1.7 Million Fraud Reports, and FTC Lawsuits Returned $232 Million to Consumers in 2019

Date

January 23, 2020

New data released by the Federal Trade Commission shows that FTC actions led to more than $232 million in refunds to consumers across the country in 2019. A core part of the FTC’s mission is to return...

Feb06

Tax ID Theft Awareness Week Twitter Chat: Protecting Against Tax ID Theft and Government Imposter Scams

February 6, 2020 | 3:00PM

Join experts from the FTC, the Identity Theft Resource Center, and others for an #IDTheftChat on Twitter. We’ll offer tips on protecting yourself from tax identity theft and government imposters and...

Feb06

Tax ID Theft Awareness Week Webinar with the FTC and Identity Theft Resource Center

February 6, 2020 | 2:00PM

The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center co-host a 30-minute Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week webinar on government imposter scams. We’ll talk about IRS, Social Security Administration, and U.S...

Feb05

Tax ID Theft Awareness Week Tele-Town Halls with the FTC, AARP, and the U.S. Treasury Department

February 5, 2020 | 10:00AM

February 5, 2020 | 1:00PM

On Wednesday, February 5, at 10 a.m. ET and 1 p.m. ET, AARP, the FTC and the U.S. Treasury Department host two telephone Town Hall meetings. Learn how tax identity theft and government impostor scams...

Feb04

Tax ID Theft Awareness Week Webinar for Small Businesses with the FTC and IRS

February 4, 2020 | 2:00PM

Protecting Sensitive Business and Customer Information: Practical Data Security Practices for Your Business. Experts from the FTC and IRS discuss: Protecting your business, customers, and employees...

Feb03

Tax ID Theft Awareness Week Webinar with the FTC and Identity Theft Resource Center

February 3, 2020 | 2:00PM

The FTC and the Identity Theft Resource Center co-host two 30-minute Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week webinars. The first webinar, on February 3, focuses on identity theft, its impact on victims, tax...

Jan29

Tax ID Theft Awareness Webinar with the FTC, Veterans Administration and US Postal Inspection Service

January 29, 2020 | 1:00PM

The FTC, Veterans Administration and U.S. Postal Inspection Service co-host a webinar on identity theft, tax identity theft, and government imposter scams, how to protect yourself, and how to recover...

Advertising Practices Associate Director Mary K. Engle Leaving the FTC

Date

January 21, 2020

Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joseph J. Simons announced today that Mary K. Engle, currently the Associate Director of the Division of Advertising Practices, will be retiring from the Commission...