Commission Actions

The Federal Trade Commission staff submitted a supplemental comment and analysis to the Virginia Department of Health that opposes issuing a letter authorizing a cooperative agreement to Mountain...

Press Release

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Announce Updated International Antitrust Guidelines

Date

January 13, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice today issued revised Antitrust Guidelines for International Enforcement and Cooperation. These guidelines update the 1995 Antitrust Enforcement...

Press Release

FTC Announces Crackdown on Two Massive Illegal Robocall Operations

Date

January 13, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a crackdown on two massive robocall telemarketing operations, both of which have been blasting robocalls to consumers on the National Do Not Call (DNC)...

Press Release

FTC to Host FinTech Forum on Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain on March 9

Date

January 13, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission will host its third FinTech Forum on March 9, 2017, focusing on the consumer implications of two rapidly developing technologies: artificial intelligence and blockchain...

Press Release

FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Announces Resignation

Date

January 13, 2017

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez today announced her resignation from the Commission, effective February 10, 2017. Ramirez became Chairwoman on March 4, 2013, and has served as an FTC...

Press Release

FTC and DOJ Issue Updated Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property

Date

January 13, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice issued today updated Antitrust Guidelines for the Licensing of Intellectual Property that explain how the federal antitrust agencies evaluate...

Jan13

Event

Cmr. Ohlhausen keynote at the USC's Conference on Antitrust Enforcement in a Global Context

January 13, 2017 | 12:30PM

Commissioner Ohlhausen will be delivering a keynote at the USC Gould School of Law Center for Transnational Law and Business Conference on Antitrust Enforcement in a Global Context...

Case Timeline Item

Justin Ramsey (timeline item) - January 13, 2017

Date

January 13, 2017

Complaint for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction, and Other Relief (144.02 KB)

(Proposed) Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendants Brian Offner, Data Guru LLC, Tailbone Security LLC, and Leading Apex LLC (2.51 MB)

(Proposed) Stipulated Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendants Christopher Herghelegiu, Data Guru LLC, and Tailbone Security LLC (2.65 MB)

Case Timeline Item

Aaron Michael Jones (timeline item) - January 13, 2017

Date

January 13, 2017

Complaint for Civil Penalties, Permanent Injunction and Other Relief (180.25 KB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendant Houston Fraley (978.03 KB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendant Tyler Hall (894.87 KB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendant Kasia Kinaman (932.58 KB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendants Eric Oakley and Richard Paik (1.86 MB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendant Raymund Verallo (914.63 KB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendant Andrew Yoshioka (954.12 KB)

Stipulation to Entry of Final Order for Permanent Injunction and Civil Penalty Judgment as to Defendant Local Lighthouse Corp. (1.47 MB)

Case Timeline Item

Wellmont Health System/Mountain States Health Alliance (timeline item) - January 13, 2017

Date

January 13, 2017

Supplemental Written Public Comment of the Staff of the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Competition, Bureau of Economics, and Office of Policy Planning, and A Chart Regarding the Proposed Cooperative Agreement Commitments (2.53 MB)

January 12, 2017

Cases and Proceedings

Commissioner Statements

Letter From Chairwoman Edith Ramirez to Johann N. Schneider-Ammann, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research of the Bundeshaus Ost of Switzerland, Describing the FTC’s Commitment to Enforce the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework

Date

January 12, 2017

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman

Text of the Letter (198.99 KB)

Overview of the U.S. Privacy and Security Landscape (20.14 KB)

Public Statement

Opening Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez at PrivacyCon

Date

January 12, 2017

Opening Remarks of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez at PrivacyCon (44.41 KB)

Press Release

FTC Publishes Inflation-Adjusted Civil Penalty Amounts

Date

January 12, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has adjusted the maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for violations of 16 provisions of law the FTC enforces, as required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation...

Press Release

Statement of FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez Following Adoption of the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework

Date

January 12, 2017

Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez issued the following statement today after the adoption of a Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. “I welcome the adoption of the Swiss-U.S. Privacy...

Jan12

Event

PrivacyCon 2017

January 12, 2017 | 12:00AM

The Federal Trade Commission held its second PrivacyCon conference on January 12, 2017, to bring together a diverse group of stakeholders, including whitehat researchers, academics, industry...

Jan12

Event

Chwn. Ramirez opening remarks at PrivacyCon 2017

January 12, 2017 | 9:00AM

Chairwoman Ramirez will deliver opening remarks at PrivacyCon 2017, a public forum on the privacy and security implications of emerging technologies, FTC Constitution Center conference facility, 400...

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