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February 1, 2013
FTC Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Settlement Order Concerning Google and Motorola Mobility LLC. through February 22, 2013
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At the request of several members of the public, the Federal Trade Commission has extended the time to submit public comments on the proposed settlement order concerning Google and Motorola Mobility...
Path Social Networking App Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers and Improperly Collected Personal Information from Users' Mobile Address Books
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The operator of the Path social networking app has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived users by collecting personal information from their mobile device address books...
FTC Staff Report Recommends Ways to Improve Mobile Privacy Disclosures
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The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s chief privacy agency, issued a staff report recommending ways that key players in the rapidly expanding mobile marketplace can better inform consumers about...
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz to Step Down This Month
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After nearly four years as the head of the Federal Trade Commission, Chairman Jon Leibowitz today announced he will step down on February 15, 2013. He has been a Commissioner since September 3, 2004...
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Premerger Notification Rules Related to the Withdrawal of HSR Filings
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a set of proposed changes to its premerger rules to establish procedures for the withdrawal of a Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) premerger...
Federal Register Notice
Cbr Systems, Inc.; Analysis of Proposed Consent Order to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement
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Case Timeline Item
Path, Inc. (timeline item) - February 1, 2013
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January 31, 2013
FTC Action Leads to Court Order: Home Insulation Marketer to Pay $350,000
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A federal court ordered a home insulation marketer to pay a $350,000 civil penalty for making deceptive and unsubstantiated claims about his products’ insulation capabilities. On the Federal Trade...
FTC Action Leads to Shutdown of Texas-based Debt Collector that Allegedly Used Deception, Insults, and False Threats Against Consumers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court shut down a Houston-based debt collection operation that allegedly illegally used insults, lies, and false threats to collect on...
FTC to Present Report on Mobile Privacy, Announce Enforcement Action
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a call-in media availability Friday, Feb. 1, at 10:30 a.m. EST, to announce the publication of a new staff report that recommends ways in which mobile...
FTC Robocall Challenge Garners More Than 700 Submissions
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The Federal Trade Commission wrapped up a three-month submission period for the FTC Robocall Challenge , which seeks the best technical solution to block illegal sales robocalls on landlines and...
January 30, 2013
Settlement with FTC Bans Sellers of Alleged Fraudulent Auto Loan Modifications from Marketing Debt Relief Services
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In a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, two California-based companies and their principals, who allegedly took hundreds of thousands of dollars from consumers, are banned from marketing...
The First of Its Kind, FTC Study Shines a Light on the Debt Buying Industry, Finds Consumers Would Benefit from Use of Better Data in Debt Collection
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of the first empirical study of debt buyers – companies that are in the business of buying consumer debts and trying to collect on them. As the...
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