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Fighting Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft in Michigan

March 6, 2018 | 1:00PM

Join the Federal Trade Commission for a free webinar to talk about fighting consumer fraud and identity theft in Michigan: March 6, 2018, 1:00 PM ET / Noon CT Learn about: the top scams reported in...

Press Release

FTC Obtains Court Order Against Final Defendant in Phantom Debt Scheme

Date

March 5, 2018

The final defendant in an operation that posed as lawyers and falsely threatened to sue people or have them arrested for failing to pay on debts they did not owe is banned from the debt collection...

Press Release

FTC to Hold Twitter Chat on 20th Anniversary of COPPA

Date

March 5, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will host a Twitter chat to discuss the 20 th anniversary of the passage of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen...

Report

Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report For 2016 and Federal Trade Commission Smokeless Tobacco Report For 2016

Date

March 1, 2018

Text of the Cigarette Report For 2016 (March 2018) (589.59 KB)

Text of the Smokeless Tobacco Report For 2016 (March 2018) (632.01 KB)

Press Release

FTC Celebrates 20th Anniversary of National Consumer Protection Week

Date

March 1, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and its partners across the country will participate in the 20th anniversary of National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW), held March 4-10, 2018. NCPW is a nationally...

Press Release

FTC Releases Annual Summary of Complaints Reported by Consumers

Date

March 1, 2018

Note: A conference call for media with Tom Pahl, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, was held on March 1, 2018 at 1 p.m. ET. FTC staff were available to take questions from the...

Report

Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book 2017

Date

March 1, 2018

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...

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Staff Letters

Cases and Proceedings

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

T-Mobile USA, Inc. (wireless)

Date

February 28, 2018

Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices

Text of the Letter (352.8 KB)

Staff Letters

Cases and Proceedings

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

Kramer Laboratories, Inc. (Fungi-Nail Toe & Foot)

Date

February 28, 2018

Devin Willis fka Devin Domond, Former Chief of Staff for Advertising Practices

Text of the Letter (425.42 KB)

Press Release

FTC to Release Annual Consumer Sentinel Data Book

Date

February 28, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission will release its annual Consumer Sentinel Data Book summarizing consumer complaints about fraud, identity theft and other consumer concerns and will host a conference call...

Press Release

FTC Approves Sears Holdings Management Corporation Petition to Reopen and Modify Commission Order Concerning Tracking Software

Date

February 28, 2018

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a petition by Sears Holding Management requesting that the FTC reopen and modify a 2009 FTC order settling charges that...

Public Statement

PrivacyCon 2018 Opening Remarks

Date

February 28, 2018

PrivacyCon 2018 Opening Remarks (143.72 KB)

Report

Mobile Security Updates: Understanding the Issues

Date

February 28, 2018

Text of the Commission Mobile Security Updates Report (4.34 MB)

Press Release

FTC Recommends Steps to Improve Mobile Device Security Update Practices

Date

February 28, 2018

A new Federal Trade Commission report finds that the complexity of the mobile ecosystem means that the security update process for patching operating system software on some mobile devices is...

Feb28

Event

PrivacyCon 2018

February 28, 2018 | 9:15AM

Building on the success of its two previous PrivacyCon events, the Federal Trade Commission announced a call for presentations for its third PrivacyCon, which took place on February 28, 2018. The 2018...

Cases and Proceedings

Sears Holdings Management Corporation, a corporation, in the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

February 28, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

082 3099

C-4264

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

Labdoor, Inc.

Date

February 27, 2018

Matter Number

182 3003

Closing letter to Andrew P. Bridges, Counsel for Labdoor, Inc. (259.95 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Neutral Posture, Inc.

Date

February 27, 2018

Matter Number

P074204

Closing letter to Rebecca Boenigk, CEO, Neutral Posture, Inc. (1.13 MB)

Press Release

FTC to Host Third PrivacyCon on February 28

Date

February 27, 2018

WHAT: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to host the third annual PrivacyCon, which will focus on the economics of privacy. A student poster session featuring presentations from the next generation of...

Press Release

PayPal Settles FTC Charges that Venmo Failed to Disclose Information to Consumers About the Ability to Transfer Funds and Privacy Settings; Violated Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

Date

February 27, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with PayPal, Inc. over allegations that the company told users of its Venmo peer-to-peer payment service that money credited to their Venmo...

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