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April 9, 2014
Two Data Brokers Settle FTC Charges That They Sold Consumer Data Without Complying With Protections Required Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
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Two data brokers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by providing reports about consumers to users such as prospective...
FTC Warns Small Businesses: Don't Open Email Falsely Claiming to be From FTC
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The Federal Trade Commission is warning small businesses that an email with a subject line “Pending consumer complaint” is not from the FTC. The email falsely states that a complaint has been filed...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges Against Flashlight App Creator
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges against Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, and its owner, Erik Geidl. According to the FTC’s...
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Instant Checkmate, Inc. (timeline item) - April 9, 2014
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Complaint
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Consent Order
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Infotrack Information Services, Inc., et al. (timeline item) - April 9, 2014
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Goldenshores Technologies, LLC, and Erik M. Geidl, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 9, 2014
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Decision and Order
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Kevin Wright; HCG Platinum, LLC; et al. (timeline item) - April 9, 2014
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April 8, 2014
FTC Approves Final Consent Settling Charges that L’Occitane, Inc. Misled Consumers to Believe that Creams Could Slim Their Bodies
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that beauty products and cosmetics marketer L’Occitane violated the Federal Trade...
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Jerk, LLC, d/b/a Jerk.com, In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 8, 2014
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Order Designating Administrative Law Judge
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Protective Order Governing Discovery Material
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L'Occitane, Inc., In the Matter of (timeline item) - April 8, 2014
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Complaint
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Exhibits A-D
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Decision and Order
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Letter To Commenter Rossbacher
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April 7, 2014
FTC Charges Operators of “Jerk.com” Website With Deceiving Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission charged the operators of the website “Jerk.com” with harvesting personal information from Facebook to create profiles labeling people a “Jerk” or “not a Jerk,” then...
FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That N.E.W. Plastics’ Environmental Claims for its Plastic Lumber Products Were Misleading
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Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that N.E.W. Plastics Corp., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of plastic lumber...
FTC Requests Public Comments on SCI’s Applications to Approve Sale of Funeral Assets in Tennessee, South Carolina, and Maryland
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The Federal Trade Commission is currently accepting public comments on three applications by Service Corporation International (SCI) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets, as required under the...
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