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FTC Finalizes Settlement with Data Broker Agency Charged Privacy Pledges Were Deceptive

Date

March 25, 2011

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has accepted a final settlement with an online data broker that charged consumers $10 based on the false promise that it could “lock...

Cases and Proceedings

US Search, Inc.

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

March 25, 2011

Mar21

Event

Consumer Protection in Underserved Communities

March 21, 2011 | 8:30AM

Join the Federal Trade Commission, the University of Miami School of Law, Legal Services of Greater Miami, the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida, legal...

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On The State of Online Consumer Privacy

Date

March 16, 2011

Jon Leibowitz, Former Chairman

Testimony (210.2 KB)

Cases and Proceedings

West Asset Management, Inc.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

March 16, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

0723006

Press Release

In the Wake of Japan's Massive Earthquake, FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams

Date

March 14, 2011

After the earthquake that rocked Japan’s northeast coast and triggered a widespread tsunami last week, the Federal Trade Commission is urging consumers to be cautious of potential charity scams. The...

Press Release

FTC Puts an End to Tactics of Online Advertising Company That Deceived Consumers Who Wanted to "Opt Out" from Targeted Ads

Date

March 14, 2011

The FTC reached a settlement with online advertising company Chitika, Inc. that ends the company’s allegedly deceptive practice of tracking consumers’ online activities even after they have chosen to...

Press Release

FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information

Date

March 11, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a proposed settlement that it announced in June 2010 with social networking site Twitter, which resolved charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put...

Cases and Proceedings

Twitter, Inc., a corporation

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

March 11, 2011

FTC Matter/File Number

092 3093

Press Release

FTC To Host Consumer Debt Collection Technology Workshop

Date

March 10, 2011

On April 28, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop to examine how debt collectors are using new technologies and how this affects consumers. The workshop, titled “Debt...

Press Release

FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2010 Identity Theft Tops the List Again

Date

March 8, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission today released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2010. The list showed that for the 11th year in a row, identity theft was the number one...

Press Release

FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Information Requests to Alcohol Beverage Manufacturers

Date

March 8, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission plans to begin a study of the self-regulatory efforts of the alcoholic beverage industry. This will serve as the basis for the FTC’s fourth major report on the...

Cases and Proceedings