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FTC Revises Jewelry Guides to Reflect the Use of Base Metal Alloys in Platinum Jewelry
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In response to industry changes, the Federal Trade Commission today announced revisions to its Jewelry Guides to help ensure that consumers are not deceived when buying platinum products and that...
Dannon Agrees to Drop Exaggerated Health Claims for Activia Yogurt and DanActive Dairy Drink
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The Dannon Company, Inc. has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges of deceptive advertising and drop claims that allegedly exaggerated the health benefits of its Activia yogurt and...
FTC Settlement Prohibits Marketers of Children's Vitamins from Making Deceptive Health Claims about Brain and Eye Development
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As part of its ongoing efforts to stop bogus health claims, the Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement requiring major marketers of children’s vitamins to stop making false and unproven...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Ways to Strengthen Caller ID Provisions of the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced it is seeking public comments on whether and how to strengthen the Caller ID provisions of the Telemarketing Sales Rule. By requiring telemarketers to...
FTC Shuts Down Robocallers Who Falsely Promised to Lower Credit Card Interest Rates
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a U.S. district court has approved a settlement shutting down two groups of Florida-based telemarketers that allegedly flooded consumers with misleading pre...
FTC Action Puts Deceptive Marketer Out of the Debt Relief Business
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A deceptive advertising operation has been banned from the debt relief business under a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission. As part of a continuing crackdown on scams that target...
Federal Loan Modification Law Center, LLP, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3070
FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Securing Data on Digital Copiers
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has tips for businesses on how to safeguard sensitive data stored on the hard drives of digital copiers. Here are the highlights...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission on Do Not Track
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By
David Vladeck, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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Testimony
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Debt Consultants of America, Inc. and Debt Professionals of America, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3152
FTC Testifies on Do Not Track Legislation
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The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that while the Commission recognizes that consumers may benefit in certain ways from the practice of tracking consumers online to serve targeted...
Financial Freedom Processing, Inc., formerly known as Financial Freedom of America, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
092 3056
FTC Charges Marketers with Making Unsubstantiated Claims that They Could Eliminate Consumers Debt
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As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission has charged three debt relief operations with making unsubstantiated claims to...
Federal Register Notice
16 C.F.R. Part 322: Mortgage Assistance Relief Services; Final Rule and Statement of Basis and Purpose
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FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report, Offers Framework for Consumers, Businesses, and Policymakers
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief privacy policy and enforcement agency for 40 years, issued a preliminary staff report today that proposes a framework to balance the privacy interests...
FTC Settles with Company that Failed to Tell Parents that Children's Information Would be Disclosed to Marketers
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EchoMetrix, Inc., has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to adequately inform parents using its web monitoring software that information collected about their children would be...
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