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Operators of Online "Virtual Worlds" to Pay $3 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Illegally Collected and Disclosed Children's Personal Information
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The operators of 20 online virtual worlds have agreed to pay $3 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule by illegally...
May11
Phone Bill Cramming: A Discussion
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a day-long public forum in Washington, D.C. to examine telephone bill cramming and explore possible solutions to reduce unauthorized third-party billing on...
FTC Recovers Properties, Precious Metals, and other Assets in Case Involving Purported Work-at-Home and Mystery Shopping Opportunities
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Marketers who targeted financially strapped Americans by selling a variety of supposed work-at-home and other money-making opportunities will give up their ill-gotten gains under a settlement...
Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children To Hold Forum for Comment on Proposed Voluntary Principles on May 24
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The Federal Trade Commission, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture last month released for public comment a set of...
FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy on Mobile Devices
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The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that “the Commission is committed to protecting consumers’ privacy in the mobile sphere” by bringing enforcement actions where appropriate and “by...
FTC Charges Utah Operation with Deceptive and Abusive Telemarketing
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice today filed a complaint that charges three Utah-based firms and their owner with waging deceptive and illegal telemarketing...
OnGuardOnline.gov Advises PlayStation Network, Qriocity Users to Take Steps to Reduce ID Theft Risk
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OnGuardOnline.gov – the federal government’s online security site, managed by the Federal Trade Commission – is offering information to help PlayStation Network and Qriocity users avoid the risk of...
FTC Returns More Than $11.8 Million to Consumers Defrauded by Q-Ray Bracelet Scam
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 248,931 refund checks to consumers defrauded by QT Inc., Q-Ray Company, and Bio-Metal, Inc., and their owner, Que Te Park, also...
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Data Security
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By
David Vladeck, Former Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
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FTC Testifies on Data Security
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The Federal Trade Commission told Congress today that companies should protect consumers’ data so that it doesn’t fall into the hands of identity thieves. In testimony before the House Committee on...
FTC Settles Charges Against Two Companies That Allegedly Failed to Protect Sensitive Employee Data
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Two companies that maintain large amounts of sensitive information about the employees of their business customers, including Social Security numbers, have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission...
May02
Lottery, Prize, and Sweepstakes Scams and the Role of Money Transfer Services
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The Federal Trade Commission, in conjunction with the United States Postal Inspection Service, will host a two-day public workshop in Chicago, Illinois to examine what more can be done to protect...
FTC Sends Refund Checks to Victims of "Wal-Mart Shopping Spree" Scam
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This week, an administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission began mailing checks to more than 172,000 consumers nationwide who were defrauded by a scam in which consumers were falsely...
FTC Offers Tips to Help People Avoid Being Scammed By Door-to-Door Sales Agents Pitching Home Security Systems
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The Federal Trade Commission is offering information to help homeowners avoid unscrupulous sales agents who go door-to-door during the summer months. These scammers use deceptive, high-pressure...
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP printer cartridges)
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Mary K. Engle, Associate Director
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Apr28
Debt Collection 2.0 – Protecting Consumers as Technologies Change
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a day-long public workshop to consider the impact of technological advances on the consumer debt collection system. The workshop will explore how changing...
Interagency Working Group Seeks Input on Proposed Voluntary Principles for Marketing Food to Children
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In an effort to combat childhood obesity – the most serious health crisis facing today’s youth – a working group of four federal agencies today released for public comment a set of proposed voluntary...
FTC Releases Agenda for Telephone Bill Cramming Forum
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The Federal Trade Commission has announced the agenda for its day-long public forum in Washington, D.C., on May 11, 2011, to examine telephone bill cramming and explore possible solutions to reduce...
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