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FTC To Study Mobile Device Industry’s Security Update Practices
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In order to gain a better understanding of security in the mobile ecosystem, the Federal Trade Commission has issued orders to eight mobile device manufacturers requiring them to provide the agency...
Debt Collector Settles FTC Charges It Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act
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A Texas-based debt collection agency will pay $72,000 in civil penalties and be required to adopt new procedures to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the requirements of the...
FTC Returns $1.87 Million to Consumers Harmed by Debt Relief Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,630 checks totaling nearly $1.87 million to consumers who lost money to an illegal telemarketing operation, known as Expense Management America, that charged...
E.M.A. Nationwide, also d/b/a EMA and Expense Management America, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3069
Hand-Held Vaporizer Company Settles FTC Charges It Deceived Consumers About Participation in International Privacy Program
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A manufacturer of hand-held vaporizers has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers about its participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Cross...
Company That Placed Crammed Charges on Consumers’ Phone Bills Settles FTC Contempt Charges
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A phone billing company will pay $5.2 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated a court order that settled earlier charges of phone bill cramming by the FTC. The proposed...
General LLC & Media LLC
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1523225
Case Status
Closed
FTC Alleges Companies Deceived Consumers With Fake Subscription Notices for Newspapers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the operators of dozens of companies with deceiving consumers by using fake newspaper subscription notices. The FTC seeks to stop the operation and obtain...
Marketers of Simple Pure Supplements Settle FTC Court Action
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Marketers of green coffee bean extract weight-loss supplements, male enhancement products, and skin care products will forfeit assets totaling approximately $9.2 million, and have already turned over...
Statement of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Regarding Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Review POM Wonderful Case
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s denial today of POM Wonderful’s petition for a writ of certiorari. The Court...
FTC Obtains $13.4 Million Judgment Against Former BlueHippo Defendant
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has found BlueHippo Funding LLC, BlueHippo Capital LLC and Joseph Rensin in contempt for operating a deceptive computer financing scheme in...
FTC Charges Education Lead Generator with Tricking Job Seekers by Claiming to Represent Hiring Employers
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In the agency’s first enforcement action against an education lead generator, operators of Gigats.com have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company claimed it was “pre...
Federal Court Finds Amazon Liable for Billing Parents for Children’s Unauthorized In-App Charges
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Court will decide amount of monetary relief Amazon owes in coming months
FTC Consumer Protection Director Submits Comment on Privacy Enforcement Implications of FCC’s Proposed Set-Top Box Rulemaking
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Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich filed a comment today with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the FCC’s proposed rulemaking to expand the...
Comment Filed by Jessica Rich on Privacy Enforcement Implications of FCC’s Proposed Set-Top Box Rulemaking
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Matter Number
P165403
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Jessica Rich filed a comment today with the Federal Communications Commission regarding the FCC’s proposed rulemaking to expand the...
Public Statement
Keeping Up with the Online Advertising Industry
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https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2016/04/keeping-online-advertising-industry
FTC Changes Start Times for Fall Tech Series Events
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The Federal Trade Commission has updated the start times for its upcoming Fall Technology Series events. All three seminars will now begin at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. The series of half-day seminars this...
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