Court Halts Spyware Operations
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An operation that deceptively downloaded spyware onto unsuspecting consumers’ computers, changing their settings and hijacking their search engines, has been halted by a federal court at the request...
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Debt Management Operation Settles FTC Charges
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A credit counseling agency and related companies have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceptively marketed themselves as a not-for-profit enterprise to entice financially...
FTC Seeks Halt to Sale of Consumers Confidential Telephone Records
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The Federal Trade Commission has filed federal court complaints charging five Web-based operations that have obtained and sold consumers’ confidential telephone records to third parties with violating...
FTC, HHS Release Report on Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Health and Human Services today released a report recommending concrete steps that industry can take to change their marketing and other practices to...
FTC to Participate in Fifth Annual International Competition Network Conference in Cape Town, South Africa
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Federal Trade Commissioner William Kovacic and several FTC staff members will participate in the fifth annual International Competition Network (ICN) Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, on May 3-5...
Federal Agencies Release Fifth Annual Report to Congress on Scholarship Fraud
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Each year, millions of students seek help in financing their college education, and some fall prey to scholarship and financial aid scams that “guarantee” money for college in exchange for a fee. In...
Commission Staff Provides Comments to FDA on Whole Grain Labeling Statements; FTC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on DNC Registry Fee Changes
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Petition to reopen set aside Commission decision and order: The Commission has received a petition from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Corporation, requesting that the FTC reopen and set aside the decision...
Commission Approves Request for Temporary Fiber Designation
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Commission approval of temporary fiber designation: The Commission has granted Mohawk Industries, Inc., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, and PTT Poly Canada a temporary alphanumeric designation...
Bureau of Competition Issues FY 2005 Summary of Pharmaceutical Company Settlement Agreements
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The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition today issued a summary of agreements filed with the Commission in fiscal year 2005 (ending September 30, 2005) by generic and branded drug...
Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Allergan/Inamed
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Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning Allergan, Inc.’s acquisition...
FTC Requires Asset Divestitures Before Allowing Boston Scientifics $27 Billion Acquisition of Guidant Corporation
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced a consent agreement that will protect competition and consumers in several significant medical device markets affected by Boston Scientific’s proposed $27...
Court Halts Bogus Invention Promotion Claims
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A U.S. district court judge has ordered an invention promotion operation to pay $26 million in consumer redress and has ordered a permanent halt to the bogus claims the company used to recruit...
FTC Joins Foreign Partners in Recommending International Efforts to Combat Spam
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The FTC has joined its foreign partners in calling for stepped up cross-border law enforcement cooperation and increased public/private sector cooperation to combat spam. The Organization for Economic...
FTC Bans Repeat Offender from Telemarketing
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Two companies and their owner, who were charged with selling bogus bartender and mystery shopper certification programs, have now been banned for life from telemarketing. The owner also will pay $115...
FTC Receives Petition from Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and Brunos Supermarkets to Reopen and Modify Commission Final Order
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Petition to reopen and modify Commission order: The Commission has received a petition from Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (Ahold) and Bruno’s Supermarkets, Inc. (Bruno’s) requesting that the FTC reopen and...
Maryanne Kane, Chief of Staff, to Leave FTC After 28 Years of Service
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Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced that FTC Chief of Staff Maryanne Kane will retire at the end of the month. The Chairman has appointed Brian Huseman, currently...
Button Pushers Settle FTC Spamming Charges
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Two spam merchants who hijacked consumers’ computers and turned them into spamming machines have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they sent illegal e-mails hawking mortgage...
FTC Issues 28th Annual Report on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Release of Commission report: The Commission has authorized the staff to release publicly the 28th Annual Report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). This report, which is...
FTC Staff: Proposed Florida Legislation to Allow Interstate Direct Shipping Would Benefit Consumers and Competition, Lead to More Variety and Lower Prices
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, along with its Bureaus of Competition, Consumer Protection, and Economics, have filed comments with Florida State Senator Paula...
Commission authorization of staff comments to Hawaii State Sen. Fukunaga re. HI SB 2200
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In comments provided this week to Hawaii State Senator Carol Fukunaga, Federal Trade Commission staff warned that a proposed registry for Hawaii children’s e-mail addresses may provide pedophiles and...
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