Dec14
Open Commission Meeting - December 14, 2022
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Business Before the Commission: Regulatory Review of the Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims and Data Security Presentation
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Business Blog
How readiness can help protect veteran-owned businesses
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Army brats like me grew up around the word “readiness.” We knew it meant weeks or even months of a parent away on deployment, training for “What if . . .” scenarios. One of the reasons so many...
Business Blog
And the FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection Partner Award goes to . . .
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We’re told the name Nebraska comes from the Otoe term Ñí Brásg, meaning “serene water.” The Platte River flows across the state until it converges with the Missouri. From there, it meets the...
Oct20
Open Commission Meeting - October 20, 2022
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Business Before the Commission: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Junk Fees, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Fake Reviews and Endorsements, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the...
Sep15
Open Commission Meeting - September 15, 2022
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Business Before the Commission: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Government and Business Impersonation, Policy Statement on Enforcement Related to Gig Work, Staff Report on Dark Patterns
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E-Cigarette Report for 2019-2020
This is the Federal Trade Commission’s second report on e-cigarette sales, advertising, and promotion and it contains data for 2019 and 2020.
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Business Blog
FTC says Made in USA claims about mattress pads for truck bunks were, well, bunk
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Are we the only ones who remember C.W. McCall’s novelty song, “Convoy”? To paraphrase the lyrics of one of the few #1 hits about truckers, “Mercy sakes alive,” the FTC is “puttin’ the hammer down” on...
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Directory assistance: FTC honors AUSA for work in prosecuting business directory scammer
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Globe-trotting swindlers may try to evade law enforcement agencies intent on bringing them to justice. But they’re not factoring in the tenacity of public servants like Assistant United States...
Sep29
Scams Against Older Adults Advisory Group Meeting
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As part of the Stop Senior Scams Act, on September 29, 2022, the FTC is bringing together an Advisory Group of federal agency partners, consumer advocates, and industry representatives to focus on...
Business Blog
Reported crypto scam losses since 2021 top $1 billion, says FTC Data Spotlight
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Let’s call it The Recliner Interval – the time it takes for an obscure niche product to start running prime time TV commercials. It’s a made-up metric, of course, but a few hours in front of the TV...
May19
Open Commission Meeting -May 19, 2022
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Business Before the Commission: Policy Statement on Education Technology and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Request for Public Comment on Amendments to the Guides Concerning the Use...
Oct19
Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media
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On October 19, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual event on “Protecting Kids from Stealth Advertising in Digital Media.” The FTC will bring together researchers, child development...
Business Blog
Looking for a new job or considering a business opportunity? Spot signs of a possible scam.
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Scammers often target job seekers and prospective entrepreneurs with bogus employment and money-making offers. We know that because the FTC has investigated and stopped many of them. But scammers are...
Nov01
PrivacyCon 2022
The FTC will host its seventh annual PrivacyCon on November 1, 2022. PrivacyCon 2022 will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including researchers, academics, industry representatives...
Apr28
Open Commission Meeting - April 28, 2022
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Business Before the Commission: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Telemarketing Sales Rule, Presentation on Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade...
Business Blog
FTC charges battery maker in first case under Made in USA Labeling Rule
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For people who prefer to buy Made in USA merchandise, products from Lithionics Battery LLC seemed like an attractive option. According to the FTC, Lithionics and General Manager Steven Tartaglia used...
Business Blog
When it comes to health data, comply with COPPA – no kidding
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Consumers’ health information is already a particularly sensitive category. But health information and other personal data from kids as young as eight? That can raise privacy concerns to the...
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