Weekly Events

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny will participate in the panel, “Big Data: Big Deal or No Deal?” at the ABA Spring Meeting. Marriott Marquis, 901 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

FTC Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell will hold a scheduling conference in the matter of Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, et al, Docket No. 9380. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 532...

Join the Federal Trade Commission for a free webinar to talk about fighting consumer fraud and identity theft in Illinois on March 22, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM CT Learn about: the top scams reported in...

Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will be a panelist on the Advocacy Working Group Plenary on “Advocacy in the Good Times, Bad Times or Any Time,” at the 2018 International Competition Network...

Administrative Law Judge D Michael Chappell will hold a scheduling conference in the matter of Benco Dental Supply Company et al; Docket 9379. FTC Headquarters, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 532...

Commission Meeting closed to the Public: Consideration on enforcement action in a nonpublic Part II matter, 1:30 p.m. EST

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny will be a panel speaker on, “Maximizing the Digital Economy,” at the Bloomberg Next Tech event. Bloomberg Government, 1101 K Street NW, Washington, DC

FTC staff will join the Social Security Administration to talk about identity theft, scams that target older adults, and the FTC’s Pass It On campaign to help older adults talk about scams. To...

Spanish-speaking FTC staff will co-host a chat with GobiernoUSA.gov in Spanish. Topics: top scams, ways to avoid them, and the FTC’s fotonovela campaign to help Spanish speakers understand their...

FTC staff and the National Credit Union Administration will talk about identity theft, data breaches, and protecting yourself – and your money – with some consumer protection basics. To participate...

The Federal Trade Commission held a public workshop in Washington, DC, on March 7, 2018 to explore issues regarding competition in the contact lens marketplace, consumer access to contact lenses...

Thomas B. Pahl, Acting Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, will give opening remarks at the FTC’s Contact Lens Rule and the Evolving Contact Lens Marketplace workshop. FTC...

FTC staff will join USA.gov for a Facebook Live chat on the top frauds and scams, and ways to avoid them. To participate, follow FTC and USA.gov on FB

The FTC and Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will host a Twitter chat on March 6, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. EST about the 20 th anniversary of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)...

Join the Federal Trade Commission for a free webinar to talk about fighting consumer fraud and identity theft in Michigan: March 6, 2018, 1:00 PM ET / Noon CT Learn about: the top scams reported in...

Commission Meeting closed to the Public: Consideration of possible law enforcement action in a non-public Part 2 matter, 2.30 p.m. EST

Acting FTC Chairman Maureen K. Ohlhausen will deliver opening remarks at PrivacyCon 2018 conference. FTC Constitution Center, 400 7th Street, SW, Washington, DC

Building on the success of its two previous PrivacyCon events, the Federal Trade Commission announced a call for presentations for its third PrivacyCon, which took place on February 28, 2018. The 2018...

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny will deliver opening remarks at the 8th Annual Privacy Papers For Policy Makers-Future of Privacy Forum. U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Room SVC 208/209. Washington, DC

FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny will be a panel speaker on, Global Information Privacy: Convergence or Divergence? at the International Privacy and Security Forum. George Washington University...