Every year the FTC brings hundreds of cases against individuals and companies for violating consumer protection and competition laws that the agency enforces. These cases can involve fraud, scams, identity theft, false advertising, privacy violations, anti-competitive behavior and more. The Legal Library has detailed information about cases we have brought in federal court or through our internal administrative process, called an adjudicative proceeding.
Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Regarding the Social Media and Video Streaming Service Providers Privacy Report
Natalia Lynch, In the Matter of
Chris Allen Hartman, In the Matter of
W. Bret Calhoun, In the Matter of
1Health.io/Vitagene, In the Matter of
The FTC reached a settlement with 1Health.io over allegations that it left sensitive genetic and health data unsecured, deceived consumers about their ability to get their data deleted and changed its privacy policy retroactively without adequately notifying and obtaining consent from consumers whose data the company had already collected.