Commission Actions

MTS, Inc., and Tower Direct, LLC, (“Tower”) have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that a security flaw in the Tower Web site exposed customers’ personal information to other Internet...

Government agencies, private industry, and consumers must work vigilantly together to safeguard information security and help create a “culture of security,” according to Federal Trade Commission...

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on proposed rules under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) regarding further definition of the terms “identity theft” and...

Commission denial of petition requesting a rulemaking proceeding: Following a review of a petition submitted to the FTC, the Commission has voted to deny the request for a rulemaking proceeding...

A U.S. district court judge has held Roy B. Goodman and his company, Ameritel Payphone Distributors, Inc., in civil contempt for violating the court’s February 2001 permanent injunction. The...

The Federal Trade Commission is clarifying an October 29, 2003, press release concerning its case against Alyon Technologies, Inc. Some consumers may have misunderstood the press release as permitting...