Commission Actions

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...