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FTC Announces Forum on Protecting Consumers Through Cross-Border Codes of Conduct

Date

October 17, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission will host a forum on Thursday, November 29, 2012, on using enforceable industry codes of conduct to protect consumers in cross-border commerce. Such systems, where...

Public Statement

The Government's Role in Privacy: Getting it Right

Date

October 16, 2012

The Government's Role in Privacy: Getting it Right (42.79 KB)

Press Release

FTC Issues FY 2012 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book

Date

October 16, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2012. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive telemarketing...

Press Release

FTC to Host Workshop to Explore Practices and Privacy Implications of Comprehensive Collection of Internet Users Data

Date

October 15, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission will host a workshop on December 6, 2012, to explore the practices and privacy implications of comprehensive collection of data about consumers’ online activities...

Press Release

FTC Staff Sends Warning Letters to Online Marketers Claiming to Offer Legitimate Substitutes for International Driving Permits

Date

October 15, 2012

Nineteen online marketers received letters from the Federal Trade Commission staff warning that they may be breaking the law by selling documents that they are falsely promoting as legitimate...

Cases and Proceedings

Petitions to Quash

Unnamed Telemarketers and Others

Date

October 12, 2012

Matter Number

012 3145

Letter Withdrawing Petition to Limit or Quash Civil Investigative Demand Filed by Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. (88.61 KB)

Petition to Limit or Quash Civil Investigative Demand Fuled by Caribbean Cruise Line, Inc. (1.74 MB)

Press Release

FTC Settlement Bans Marketer from Timeshare Business, Telemarketing

Date

October 12, 2012

The owner of a telemarketing operation that deceived consumers who were trying to sell their timeshare properties is permanently banned from the timeshare resale and rental business, and from all...

Cases and Proceedings

Vacation Property Services, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 12, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

102 3228

Rules

Green Guides

Rule Updated Date

October 11, 2012

The Green Guides were issued to help marketers ensure that the claims they are making are true and substantiated. The guidance they provide includes: general principles that apply to all environmental...

Text of Rule

Press Release

FTC Settlements Require Equifax to Forfeit Money Made by Allegedly Improperly Selling Information about Millions of Consumers Who Were Late on Their Mortgages

Date

October 10, 2012

One of the largest U.S. consumer reporting agencies, Equifax Information Services LLC, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it improperly sold lists of consumers who were late on...

Press Release

FTC Acts to Halt Medical Plan Scheme that Targeted Vulnerable Consumers

Date

October 10, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission charged a telemarketing operation with bilking millions of dollars from thousands of consumers by tricking them into buying what they believed was comprehensive health...

Cases and Proceedings

Direct Lending Source, Inc., et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 10, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

102 3000

Cases and Proceedings

Closing Letters

Resolution of Referrals from BBB National Programs

PatentHEALTH, LLC

Date

October 9, 2012

Matter Number

112 3122

Letter to Monica Wallace, Esq., Senior Corporate Counsel, Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings, Inc. Companies (93.31 KB)

Press Release

FTC Cracks Down on Phony Mortgage Relief Schemes

Date

October 9, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has filed three separate suits in federal court to halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of three operations that preyed on distressed homeowners by falsely claiming they...

Public Statement

Fireside Chat with Ron Urbach as Part of Advertising Week

Date

October 4, 2012

Press Release

FTC Announces Agenda for Robocall Summit on October 18, 2012

Date

October 4, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission today announced the agenda for its upcoming Robocall Summit, which will be held in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2012. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will provide opening...

Press Release

Operator of Celebrity Fan Websites to Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC Charges that It Illegally Collected Children's Information Without Their Parents' Consent

Date

October 4, 2012

The operator of fan websites for music stars Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Demi Lovato, and Selena Gomez has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy...

Cases and Proceedings

Artist Arena LLC, United States of America (for the Federal Trade Commission)

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

October 4, 2012

FTC Matter/File Number

112 3167

Public Statement

FTC COPPA Reform: Aiming for the Regulatory Sweet Spot

Date

October 3, 2012

FTC COPPA Reform: Aiming for the Regulatory Sweet Spot (70.07 KB)

Press Release

FTC Halts Massive Tech Support Scams

Date

October 3, 2012

The Federal Trade Commission has launched a major international crackdown on tech support scams in which telemarketers masquerade as major computer companies, con consumers into believing that their...

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