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  • 15 August - Submission: Draft National Rail Safety Law 2011
  • 16 August - New credit provider determinations
  • 29 September Media Release: Sony Report finalised
  • 8 September - Registration open for 2011 Information Policy Conference
  • 29 September New FOI agency resources issued
  • 7 October Announcement of a review of Freedom of Information charges
  • 20 October Consultation: Application for a Public Interest Determination – Collection of Family, Social and Medical Histories
  • 12 October FOI Disclosure Log Determination Registered
  • 13 July - Submission on draft PCEHR Concept of Operations
  • 21 October Consultation: Application for a Public Interest Determination from UnitingCare Wesley Adelaide
  • 22 July - FOI Guidelines Part 3 - Processing requests for access
  • 29 July FOI Review Decision: Carver and Fair Work Ombudsman
  • 27 July - Consultation: Draft Disclosure Log Determination
  • 26 October: 2010-11 Annual Report on the compliance and enforcement activities under the Healthcare Identifiers Act 2010
  • 15 November Information Policy Issues Paper 2 – Understanding the Value of Public Sector Information in Australia
  • 15 November A Guide to the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
  • 15 November Inaugural OAIC Information Policy Conference: Public Sector Information: A National Resource
  • 18 November: Submission: Statutory Cause of Action - Issues Paper - A Commonwealth statutory cause of action for serious invasion of privacy; Submission to the Attorney-General's Department (November 2011)
  • 2 December: MEDIA RELEASE: Freedom of information annual report charts progress in open government reforms
  • 6 December: Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) media release: People care about privacy on social networking sites: Survey by international privacy commissioners
  • 7 December Privacy PID - Collection of Family, Social and Medical Histories registered
  • 6 December: Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Communiqué from the 36th forum held in Melbourne, Australia on 1–2 December 2011
  • 12 December: Privacy Commissioner opens investigation into Telstra customer accounts data breach
  • 12 December: Privacy Determination - 'D' and Wentworthville Leagues Club
  • 15 December: Submission: Review of the Integrated Public Number Database
  • 15 December: Privacy Own Motion Investigation Report released
  • 16 December Consultation: Review of data-matching guidelines
  • 04 August Careers: positions available
  • 20 December: New tax file number (TFN) guidelines registered
  • 12 January - Media statement: ANZ eStatement update
  • 25 January - MEDIA RELEASE - Back to school: Who knows what you did this summer?
  • 25 January - MEDIA RELEASE - Customer privacy more important than ever in 2012
  • 25 January - OAIC submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs into their Inquiry into the provisions of the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Bill 2011
  • 1 February - Privacy Commissioner opens an investigation into alleged hacking of Fairfax’s Herald Education website
  • More Privacy News
  • FTC, Better Business Bureau to Sponsor Advertising Event in Minneapolis
  • New FTC Videos Help Consumers Spot Phishing Scams
  • FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Reopening Public Comment Period on Petition Related to Textile Rules
  • Final Defendant Settles with FTC in Cross-Border Telemarketing Fraud Case
  • Federal Court Prohibits Three Defendants from 'Cramming' Unauthorized Charges on Consumers' Telephone Bills
  • Business Opportunity Marketers Settle with FTC; Tempted Consumers with Sweet-Sounding Claims for Candy Machine Venture
  • Commission Approves Final Consent Orders in Matters of Connecticut Chiropractic Association and Goal Financial, LLC
  • Appeals Court Affirms Order Requiring Seasilver Defendants to Pay Almost $120 Million in Diet Supplement Case
  • FTC Approves Filing of Staff Comment to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Regarding Proposed Rule to Restrict Certain Mortgage Practices Under TILA
  • FTC Submits Testimony to Florida State Senate Regarding Bill That Would Amend State's Certificate of Need Laws
  • Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Life is Good, Inc.
  • FTC Energy Guide Labels Help Consumers Conserve Energy and Save Money
  • FTC Extends Time Period for Public Comment on Jewelry Guides
  • Court Orders Telemarketers Responsible for "Wal-Mart" Shopping Spree Scam to Pay 28.2 Million
  • Canadian House of Cards Continues to Fall, as Bogus Biller Settles FTC Charges
  • FTC, Better Business Bureau to Sponsor Advertising Event in Dallas
  • Court Orders Cross-Border Telemarketers to Pay Nearly $5 Million
  • FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore the Mobile Marketplace Issues
  • Federal Agencies Release Annual Report to Congress on Scholarship Fraud
  • Commission Issues Letter in Response to SCI's Motion for Extension of Divestiture Time Period
  • "Free Trial" Smoking Cessation Patch Promoter Halts Deceptive Practices; Trials Weren't Free, Patches Didn't Work As Claimed, FTC Alleges
  • 'Express Consolidation' Telemarketers Settle FTC Charges
  • Undercover Shoppers Find it's Increasingly Difficult for Children to Buy M-Rated Games
  • Agencies Issue Proposed Rules on Risk-Based Pricing Notices
  • FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams
  • FTC Approves New Rule Provision Under The CAN-SPAM Act
  • FTC to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment
  • Pair Ordered to Pay $49 Million for Cross-Border Telemarketing Fraud
  • FTC Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Agency's FY 2009 Budget Request
  • Defendants Agree to $26 Million Judgment to Settle FTC Charges for Deceiving Merchants in Debt/Credit Card Processing Scheme
  • FTC to Host Conference on Consumer Information and the Mortgage Market
  • FTC, Partners to Announce 'Operation Tele-PHONEY' Law Enforcement Sweep
  • FTC Announces 'Operation Tele-PHONEY,' Agency's Largest Telemarketing Sweep
  • FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Progress of Credit-Based Insurance Score Study
  • FTC Charges Home Buying Consulting Business with Credit Repair Violations
  • Keep Summer Fuel Costs From Burning Your Budget
  • FTC Permanently Halts 'Pretexting' Scheme; Defendants Barred From Obtaining or Selling Consumers' Phone Records to Third Parties
  • FTC Urges Consumers to Use Caution When Seeking a Locksmith
  • Commission Approves Retention of Leather Guides in Their Current Form
  • FTC Halts Bogus Prepaid Phone Card Claims, Cards Failed to Deliver the Number of Minutes Promised in Ads
  • FTC Announces Workshop on 'Green Guides' and Environmental Claims for Building and Textiles
  • Cleaning Supply Sellers Agree to Settle FTC Contempt Charges
  • Operator Who Crammed Unauthorized Charges For Web Site Services Onto Phone Bills Ordered to Pay $4.1 Million Over FTC Charges
  • Before a Hurricane Hits, Make Sure Your Finances Are Safe and Sound
  • Home Buying Consulting Business Penalized for Credit Repair Violations
  • Defendants in Debt Collection Scheme Aimed At Hispanics Agree to Settle FTC Charges
  • FTC Secures Full Proceeds of Business Opportunity Scammer's $100,000 Performance Bond
  • FTC To Host Debt Settlement Workshop
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matters of CashPro, American Cash Market, Inc., and Anderson Payday Loans
  • FTC Press Conference Will Announce Lawsuit Challenging Subprime Credit Card Marketing Company and Debt Collector
  • "We Don't Serve Teens": Slogan for a Safe Summer
  • FTC Sues Subprime Credit Card Marketing Company and Debt Collector for Deceptive Credit Card Marketing
  • Keep Dear Old Dad Safe from Phishing
  • "Free Software CD" Internet Operation Settles FTC Charges
  • FTC Testifies on Spyware
  • FTC Extends Public Rebuttal Comment Period Related to Proposed Business Opportunity Rule; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Agrium, Inc.
  • FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams
  • Commission Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Final Amendments to Automotive Fuel Ratings
  • FTC, California Office of Privacy Protection to Co-Host Workshop for Businesses on Best Practices for Protecting Personal Information and Securing Data
  • Chairman Speaks on "FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century"
  • Commission Approves Filing of Joint Amicus Brief in Matter of Altria v. Good, et al.; FTC Seeks Public Comment on DVD Rating Study
  • FTC Warns Against Sweepstakes Scammers Posing as Government Officials
  • Payday Loan Lead Generators Settle FTC Charges
  • FTC Reports on Alcohol Marketing and Self-Regulation
  • FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Amending Appliance Labeling Rule Regarding Metal Halide Lamps
  • Pyramid Scheme Operator Settles FTC Charges
  • Evaluating Private Residential Treatment Programs for Troubled Teens
  • 'Red Flag' Regulations Require Financial Institutions and Creditors to Have Identity Theft Prevention Programs
  • FTC Testifies on Behavioral Advertising
  • FTC Submits Do Not Call Report to Congress for FY 2007
  • FTC To Host Public Workshop on "Green Guides" and Claims for Building and Textiles
  • Commission Approves Federal Register Notice Regarding Light Bulb Labeling
  • FTC to Hold Public Workshop to Examine Debt Settlement Industry; Agency Seeks Comments, Original Papers, and Participation
  • FTC to Hold Public Workshop to Examine Debt Settlement Industry; Agency Seeks Comments, Original Papers, and Participation
  • Defendants in International Spam Operation Settle FTC Charges; New Canadian Defendants Identified
  • FTC, University of Washington School of Law Clinic to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore Contactless Payment
  • FTC, California Office of Privacy Protection to Co-Host Workshop for Businesses on Best Practices for Protecting Personal Information and Securing Data
  • Commission Denies Petition Regarding Use of Term "Cultured" to Describe Laboratory-created Gemstones; Commission Approves Federal Register Notice Regarding Fees to Access the National Do Not Call Registry
  • Commission Posts Agenda for Roundtable on 'FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century'
  • FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Extending Comment Period on Current Cigarette Test Method
  • FTC Press Briefing to Discuss Report on Food Marketing To Children
  • FTC Report Sheds New Light on Food Marketing to Children and Adolescents
  • Federal Trade Commission Creates Information Line for Customers Serviced by Express Consolidation, Inc.
  • FTC Cautions Consumers About Voter Registration Scams
  • Oregano Supplement Marketers Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges for False Advertising Claims
  • Oregano Supplement Marketers Agree to Pay $2.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges for False Advertising Claims
  • FTC Approves Amended Complaint in Matter of Internet Listing Service Corp., et al.; Commission Approves Amended Complaint in Matter of Med Provisions
  • FTC Issues Final Telemarketing Sales Rule Amendments Regarding Prerecorded Calls
  • Commission Approves Amended Complaint in Matter of Select Management Solutions; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Flow International/OMAX
  • Public Affairs Director Nancy Ness Judy to Leave FTC
  • FTC to Host Workshop to Explore Consumer Protection and Privacy Implications of Radio Frequency Identification Applications
  • Brothers Will Give Up Cash and Cars to Settle FTC Charges That Earnings Claims for Their 'Money-Making Secrets' Misled Consumers
  • FTC Acts Against Scammers Who Marketed Envelope-Stuffing Schemes to Spanish-Speaking Consumers Across The Nation
  • FTC Announces Workshop and Roundtable on Emerging Health Care Competition and Consumer Protection Issues
  • Commission Announces Next U.S. Roundtable on 'FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century'
  • Commission Approves Final Consent Order in the Matter of We Give Loans, Inc.; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in the Matter of American Advance.com
  • FTC Obtains Court Order Against Husband-Wife Credit Repair Team
  • FTC's 'Operation False Cures' Targets Peddlers of Bogus Cancer Remedies
  • FTC's 'Operation False Cures' Targets Peddlers of Bogus Cancer Remedies
  • Advance-Fee Credit Card Telemarketers to Turn Over $1 Million for Consumer Redress.
  • FTC to Host "Fraud Forum"
  • FTC's Joel Winston Earns Presidential Rank Award
  • Consumers Warned to Avoid Fake E-mails Tied to Bank Mergers
  • Commission Announces Third U.S. Roundtable on 'FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century'
  • Commission Announces Final U.S. Roundtable on 'FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century'
  • FTC Shuts Down, Freezes Assets of Vast International Spam E-Mail Network
  • Medical Identity Theft Town Hall Today at FTC Conference Center in Washington, DC
  • Exploiting the FTC Name, Scammers Promise Phony Sweepstakes Prizes
  • Halloween Shoppers Beware - Even Cosmetic Contact Lenses Require Prescriptions
  • FTC, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law to Host Workshop for Businesses on Best Practices for Protecting Personal Information and Securing Data
  • Commission Approves Final Consent Order with Bioque Technologies, Inc.
  • FTC Launches New Web Site for Kids
  • FTC Denies Requests to Extend Time Period for Seeking Comments on Proposed Amendments to its Rules of Practice Regarding Adjudicative Proceedings
  • Mortgage Company Settles Data Security Charges
  • Marketers of Dietary Supplements Ordered to Halt False Claims About Diabetes Prevention and Treatment
  • FTC Charges Internet Payday Lenders with Failing to Disclose Key Loan Terms and Using Abusive and Deceptive Collection Tactics
  • Ripoff Artists Target Grandparents
  • FTC Rescinds Guidance from 1966 on Statements Concerning Tar and Nicotine Yields
  • New Rules Requiring an Automated Voice or Keypress Opt-Out for Recorded Message Telemarketing Calls Take Effect Today
  • Internet Marketers of Dietary Supplement for Weight Loss Agree to Pay $150,000
  • Cross-Border Telemarketers Barred From Deceptive Phone Card Pitches
  • Marketers of Mystery Shopper Scam Settle with FTC; Agree to Pay $850,000
  • FTC Announces Conference on International Aspects of Securing Personal Data
  • "Operation Tele-PHONEY" Defendant Settles Commission Charges
  • Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans
  • Sony BMG Music Settles Charges Its Music Fan Websites Violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
  • Getting Rid of Your Old Computer?
  • FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Announcing Increase in the Ceiling on Allowable Charges Required By Section 612(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act
  • Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Premier Capital Lending, Inc.
  • FTC Settles Charges with Telemarketers Who Duped Elderly Consumers
  • FTC Town Hall to Address Digital Rights Management Technologies
  • FTC Files Comment with Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission About Retail Electricity Pricing and Customer Participation
  • FTC Issues Interim Final Rules Amending Parts 3 and 4 of its Rules of Practice; Rules are Designed to Expedite and Streamline the Entire Part 3 Proceeding
  • Mortgage Foreclosure "Rescue" Operators Settle with FTC
  • Three Home Loan Advertisers Settle FTC Charges; Failed to Disclose Key Loan Terms in Ads
  • FTC Announces Agenda for Conference on Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy
  • FTC Charges Indiana Firm with Failing to Live Up to Rebate Promises
  • Suntasia Marketing Defendants Pay More Than $16 Million to Settle FTC Charges
  • FTC Urges Consumers to Cash Restitution Checks Mailed by Wachovia Bank
  • Bureau of Consumer Protection Director Parnes To Leave FTC
  • Marketers of 'Ab Force' Weight Loss Device Agree to Pay $7 Million for Consumer Redress
  • Judge Orders Kevin Trudeau to Pay More Than $37 Million for False Claims About Weight-Loss Book
  • Court Rules in Favor of FTC in National Urological Group Case; Orders Marketers of Thermalean, Lipodrene, and Spontane-ES to Pay More Than $15 Million
  • FTC Says Mortgage Broker Broke Data Security Laws: Dumpster Wrong Place for Consumers' Personal Information
  • FTC to Host Advertising Literacy Forum; Workshop Examines Kids in a Commercial World
  • FTC Launches Redress Program for Mortgage Loan Victims
  • FTC Obtains $250,000 Settlement Against Participant in Vending Machine Scheme
  • FTC Cracks Down on Do Not Call Violators: Companies Agree to Pay Almost $1.2 Million in Civil Penalties
  • FTC Extends Comment and Submission Periods Related to Digital Rights Management Town Hall to February 9, 2009; FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Federal Reserve; FTC Withdraws Federal Register Notice on Proposed Rule Regarding Deposit
  • FTC Charges Marketers of Kinoki Foot Pads With Deceptive Advertising; Seeks Funds for Consumer Redress
  • Bureau of Consumer Protection Deputy Director Richards To Leave FTC
  • FTC Sues Promoters of Bogus Fuel Efficiency Device
  • Consumer Electronics Company Agrees to Settle Data Security Charges; Breach Compromised Data of Hundreds of Consumers
  • FTC Targets Weight-Loss Marketers' Allegedly Bogus 'Free' Sample Offers
  • Companies Agree to Pay $2.25 Million as Part of FTC Crackdown on Fraud in the Prepaid Calling Card Industry
  • FTC Approves Amended Complaint in Matter of Publishers Business Services; Hexion LLC and Huntsman Corp. Petition Commission to Reopen and Set Aside Orders; Extension of Public Comment Period Related to Digital Rights Management Town Hall; Commission Appro
  • FTC Sues Mortgage Foreclosure "Rescue" Operation
  • FTC Staff Revises Online Behavioral Advertising Principles
  • Eleventh Annual National Consumer Protection Week: FTC, Co-sponsors Provide Tools for Navigating Today's Economy
  • Court Bars Global Marketing Group from Payment Processing
  • CVS Caremark Settles FTC Charges: Failed to Protect Medical and Financial Privacy of Customers and Employees; CVS Pharmacy Also Pays $2.25 Million to Settle Allegations of HIPAA Violations
  • Commission Rescinds Enforcement Policy Regarding the Advertising of Books; Commission Approves Final Consent Orders in Matters of West Penn Multi-List, Inc.; Good Life Funding; American Nationwide Mortgage Company, Inc.; and Innova Financial Group
  • FTC to Host Ad It Up! Kids in a Commercial World
  • FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Internet Payday Lenders Who Failed to Disclose Key Loan Terms and Used Abusive and Deceptive Collection Tactics
  • FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2008
  • FTC Report Urges Reform and Modernization of Federal Debt Collection Law; Agency Also Issues Annual FDCPA Report to Congress
  • Virtual Worlds and Kids: Mapping the Risks
  • Economic Stimulus Scams
  • Jon Leibowitz Named Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission
  • Protect Your Kids' Privacy Online
  • FTC Offers Online Credit Card Calculator
  • Courts Bar Firms from Making Deceptive Claims for Home Insulation Products
  • FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers in the Used Car Market
  • FTC, Fordham Law School's Center on Law and Information Policy, New York Consumer Protection Agencies to Host Free Workshop for Business on April 29
  • Consumer Reporting Agency Settles FTC Charges: Sold Tenant Screening Reports to Identity Thieves
  • FTC Announces Speakers for Conference on Securing Personal Data in the Global Economy
  • FTC Releases Spoof Videos with a Serious Message: AnnualCreditReport.com is the Only Authorized Source for Free Annual Credit Reports
  • FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Regarding Possible Energy Labeling for Televisions and Other Consumer Electronic Products
  • FTC Releases Spoof Videos with a Serious Message: AnnualCreditReport.com is the Only Authorized Source for Free Annual Credit Reports
  • FTC Order Bars Firm From Failing to Provide Timely Rebates
  • FTC Charges Seven Credit Repair Companies with Deceiving Consumers Throughout the U.S.
  • Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Seven States Ensure that Consumers Receive Price Lists Required by Law
  • QVC to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Charges that It Aired Deceptive Claims
  • FTC Approves Federal Register Notice Establishing New Fiber Name and Definition; Commission Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Genica Corporation
  • Court Halts Bogus Mortgage Loan Modification Operations
  • FTC Charges Dish Network, Formerly Known as EchoStar, with Multiple Do Not Call Violations
  • Chairman Issues Commission's Annual Report at ABA Spring Meeting
  • New FTC Web Site Helps Consumers Cope With Tough Economic Times
  • Telemarketers Settle Charges of Misleading Consumers with "Free" Product Pitches
  • FTC Offers 'Red Flags' Web Site To Help Creditors and Financial Institutions Design Identity Theft Prevention Programs
  • Federal, State Partners Announce Multi-Agency Crackdown Targeting Foreclosure Rescue Scams, Loan Modification Fraud
  • Federal and State Agencies Crack Down on Mortgage Modification and Foreclosure Rescue Scams
  • FTC, Fordham Law School's Center on Law and Information Policy, New York Consumer Protection Agencies to Host Free Workshop for Business on April 29
  • Court Halts Counterfeit Check and Prize Scam
  • FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz Appoints Senior Staff
  • SEC Issues GLB Model Privacy Form Test Data
  • FTC Offers Pay-off Information to Consumers with Non-bank Credit Cards
  • FTC Publishes Proposed Breach Notification Rule for Electronic Health Information
  • Commission Approves Federal Register Notice Seeking Comments on Cooling-Off Rule
  • Kellogg Settles FTC Charges That Ads for Frosted Mini-Wheats Were False
  • FTC to Hold Public Workshop on Proposed Business Opportunity Rule Changes
  • FTC Concludes Case Against Marketers of Xenadrine EFX; Court Ruling Requires Final Defendant to Accept Settlement Terms
  • Commission Reopens Public Comment Period On Used Car Rule; Commission Approves Amended Complaint in Matter of Group One Networks, Inc.; Commission Proposes Amendments to Fuel Economy Guide; Joint FTC/DOJ Comment Says Supreme Court of Hawaii's Draft Rule o
  • FTC Obtains $18.9 Million Judgment Against Ponzi Scheme Operators
  • FTC Charges Marketers of 'Hoodia' Weight Loss Supplements With Deceptive Advertising
  • FTC Will Grant Three-Month Delay of Enforcement of 'Red Flags' Rule Requiring Creditors and Financial Institutions to Adopt Identity Theft Prevention Programs
  • FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition to Modify 2004 Order Regarding AOL and CompuServe to Allow the Use of Third-Party Verification for Consumer Consent
  • Commission Submits Comment to FERC on Competitive Assessments of Partial Acquisitions: Careful, Case-by-Case Analysis Encouraged
  • FDA, FTC Warn Public of Fraudulent 2009 H1N1 Influenza Products
  • Tell Mom You Care About Keeping Her Personal Information Safe Online
  • FYI: FTC Staff Advises Louisiana Legislature That Bill Would Restrict Competition to Provide Dental Care to the State's Underserved Children
  • Mortgage Foreclosure 'Rescue' Defendants Settle FTC Charges for Deceiving Homeowners
  • FTC Testifies on Data Security, Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Native Essence Herb Company
  • FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers of Financial Services
  • FTC Helps Entities That Have Low Risk of Identity Theft Comply With "Red Flags" Rule
  • Spotting Signs of a Rental Scam
  • FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Potentially Bogus H1N1 Influenza Products May Violate Federal Law
  • FTC Announces Suits Challenging Robo Callers and "Warranty" Marketers
  • FTC Files Suit to Stop Illegal Robocalls Pushing Vehicle "Warranty" Extensions
  • Judge Orders Halt to Illegal Robocalls Selling Deceptive Warranties
  • FTC to Host Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration Roundtable
  • FTC, States to Announce Initiative Targeting Phony Charity Solicitations
  • FTC Obtains Court Order Halting Deceptive Mortgage Relief Internet Ads; Marketers Falsely Claimed to Operate MakingHomeAffordable.gov
  • Extra! Extra! FTC Announces Workshop: 'Can News Media Survive the Internet Age? Competition, Consumer Protection, and First Amendment Perspectives'
  • FTC Announces "Operation False Charity" Law Enforcement Sweep
  • FTC Files Joint Amicus Brief in Matter of American Needle, Inc. v. National Football League; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of Whole Foods Market
  • Don't Let Summer Fuel Costs Strain Your Budget
  • Agencies Issue Final Rules on Accuracy of Credit Report Information and Allowing Direct Disputes
  • Court Orders Spammers to Give Up $3.7 Million
  • Debt Collectors Settle with FTC; Abusive Practices Affected Consumers Nationwide
  • Sears Settles FTC Charges Regarding Tracking Software
  • FTC Shuts Down Notorious Rogue Internet Service Provider, 3FN Service Specializes in Hosting Spam-Spewing Botnets, Phishing Web sites, Child Pornography, and Other Illegal, Malicious Web Content
  • FTeach Your Dad About ‘Phishing' this Father's Day
  • FTC Announces Actions Against Kmart, Tender and Dyna-E Alleging Deceptive 'Biodegradable' Claims
  • Constellation Brands Settles FTC Charges That Ads for 'Wide Eye' Caffeinated Alcohol Beverage Were Deceptive
  • FTC Provides Views on Behavioral Advertising to House of Representatives Subcommittees
  • FTC Obtains $1.7 Million Judgment Against Payment Processor That Took Millions From Consumers' Bank Accounts Without Their Authorization
  • Churches at Risk in Bogus Opportunity Scam
  • FTC Stops Foreclosure Prevention Marketers Who Misrepresented Their Services and Misled Business Opportunity Buyers
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter of CVS Caremark Corporation
  • 'Credit Repair' Operation Settles with FTC; Company Made False Claims and Charged Illegal Up-Front Fees
  • FTC Roundtable to Discuss Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration; Call for Public Comments
  • FTC Settles with Two Defendants in Bogus Computer Scan Case
  • FTC Urges Consumers to Report Jamaica-based Telemarketing Scams
  • FTC Targets Scams Spawned by Economic Downturn
  • Commission Files Amended Complaint in Federal Loan Modification Law Center Case
  • Prepaid Calling Card Distributor Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million
  • FTC Targets Scams Spawned by Economic Downturn
  • FTC Cracks Down on Scammers Trying to Take Advantage of the Economic Downturn
  • Consumer Reporting Agency TALX Corp. Agrees to Settle FTC Charges
  • Operators of Credit Card Rate Reduction Scam Are Banned From Telemarketing
  • Court Bars False Claims of Affiliation with United States Homeowner Relief Programs
  • Rite Aid to Pay $500,000 in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of False and Deceptive Advertising
  • Defendants Settle with FTC in Surplus Goods Business Opportunity Scam
  • Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams
  • Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue and Loan Modification Scams
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Matters Concerning Kmart Corporation and Tender Corporation
  • Manufacturer Settles with FTC for Making Misleading Made-in-the-USA Claims
  • Commission Reopens Public Comment Period On the Cooling Off Rule
  • FTC Testifies About Efforts to Combat Fraudulent and Deceptive Advertising
  • Commission Sends Consumers Refund Checks in Advance-Fee Credit Card Case
  • FTC, Three States Charge Scammers with Falsely Promising "Guaranteed" $25,000 Government Grants as Part of the Economic Stimulus Package
  • FTC Testifies on Efforts to Protect Consumers in the Funeral Industry
  • Commission Seeks Public Comments on Vocational Schools Guides
  • End of the Line for Financial Telemarketer Who Violated Do Not Call Rules
  • Court Orders Internet Pagejackers to Return Ill-Gotten Gains
  • FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Rules to Protect Consumers of Debt Relief Services
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Kellogg Company
  • Live Webcast: FTC Roundtable on Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration
  • FTC Sues Prepaid Calling Card Distributor for Deceiving Consumers
  • Live Webcast: FTC Roundtable on Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Litigation and Arbitration
  • Court Halts U.S. Internet Seller Deceptively Posing as U.K. Home Electronics Site
  • Commission Reopens Public Comment Period On the Negative Option Rule
  • Tips for Consumers About Layaway Plans
  • FTC Charges Companies with 'Bamboo-zling' Consumers with False Product Claims
  • Judge Upholds FTC Staff Complaint Against Marketers of Bogus Cancer Cures
  • FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures
  • Extra! Extra! FTC Announces Revised Schedule for Workshop: "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?"
  • Commission Announces New Fees for Telemarketers Accessing the National Do Not Call Registry
  • Court Halts Job Placement Scam at FTC's Request
  • FTC Action Stops Foreclosure 'Rescue' Operation
  • FTC Actions Stop Deceptive Schemes in "Operation Tele-PHONEY" Cases
  • Weathering Hurricane Season
  • FTC Settlement Bars Seller's Deceptive 'Biodegradable' Claims
  • Court Rules in Favor of FTC, Orders Supplement Marketers to Pay Nearly $70 Million for Consumer Refunds
  • New Rule Prohibiting Unwanted "Robocalls" to Take Effect on September 1
  • FTC Settlement Bans Robocalls from Auto "Warranty" Company
  • FTC Stresses Need to Consider Competition and Consumer Protection in Developing National Broadband Plan
  • CVS to Pay Nearly $2.8 Million in Consumer Refunds to Settle FTC Charges of Unsubstantiated Advertising of AirShield 'Immune Boosting' Supplement
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Order Requiring Sears to Disclose the Installation of Tracking Software Placed on Consumers' Computers; FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Enhanced Vision Systems, Inc.
  • FTC Testifies on Efforts to Stop Economic Stimulus Fraud
  • Second FTC Roundtable to Discuss Debt Collection Arbitration and Litigation; Call for Public Comments
  • FTC Launches 2009 Campaign Targeting Teen Drinking
  • Beware of California Wildfire Charity Scams, FTC Warns
  • FTC to Host Public Roundtables to Address Evolving Consumer Privacy Issues
  • FTC Announces New Enforcement Actions In Continuing Crackdown On Mortgage Relief Services Scams
  • Commission Seeks Public Comments on Proposed Follow-Up Study on Food Marketing to Youth
  • Internet Payday Lenders Will Pay $1 Million to Settle FTC and Nevada Charges; FTC Had Challenged Defendants' Illegal Lending and Collection Tactics
  • Don't Be Fooled by Sweepstakes Scammers Posing as Federal Officials
  • Live Webcast: FTC Roundtable on Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Arbitration and Litigation
  • FTC Files Joint Amicus Brief in Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer, and Ulrich LPA, et al.
  • FTC to Host Forum on Food Marketing to Children
  • Live Webcast: FTC Roundtable on Protecting Consumers in Debt Collection Arbitration and Litigation
  • FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition by Dow Chemical Company to Sell Hollow Sphere Particle Business to OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
  • Administrative Law Judge Dismisses Complaint in Case Challenging Cancer Cure Claims
  • FTC Publishes Final Guides Governing Endorsements, Testimonials
  • Commission Extends Public Comment Period For Proposed Debt Relief Rulemaking
  • FTC Settles with Six Companies Claiming to Comply with International Privacy Framework
  • Two Bogus Credit Repair Operations Settle FTC Charges
  • FCC and FTC Chairmen Jointly Encourage The Public to Take Safeguards to Protect Themselves, Their Privacy, and Their Personal Information Online
  • FTC Stops Two Deceptive Telemarketing Operations
  • FTC Director of Division of Advertising Practices to Discuss Revised Endorsements and Testimonials Guides
  • Federal Trade Commission to Announce Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement With Major U.S. Firm for Facilitating Cross-Border Fraud
  • Consumer Data Broker ChoicePoint Failed to Protect Consumers' Personal Data, Left Key Electronic Monitoring Tool Turned Off for Four Months
  • Iconix Brand Group Settles Charges Its Apparel Web Sites Violated Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
  • MoneyGram to Pay $18 Million to Settle FTC Charges That it Allowed its Money Transfer System To Be Used for Fraud
  • Maker of Rayon Clothes Barred from Deceptive "Bamboo" Claims
  • Halloween's Coming: Trick or Tweet from the FTC
  • Commission Proposes New Light Bulb Labels, Seeks Public Comments
  • Final FTC Roundtable to Discuss Debt Collection Litigation; Continued Call for Public Comments
  • FTC Calls for Improved Advertising and Billing Practices to Empower Consumers and Facilitate Competition Among Telephone, Cable and Other Communications Providers
  • Cutting Home Heating Bills Down to Size
  • FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule
  • FTC Charges Marketers with Making Baseless Weight-Loss Claims Despite Order to Stop
  • FTC Rules Michigan Realtors' Group Reduced Competition, Harmed Consumers by Restricting Access to Discount Realtors' Listings on its Multiple Listing Service and Public Web Sites
  • FTC Charges 'Credit Card' Companies with Deceptive Marketing
  • Holiday Shopping on a Budget: Tips About Layaway Plans
  • FTC Files Contempt Charges Against Attorney for Ponzi Scheme Operators
  • FTC Lodges Contempt Charge Against BlueHippo
  • FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Marketing Unproven H1N1 Flu Products May Be Illegal
  • Federal Regulators Issue Final Model Privacy Notice Form
  • FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2009
  • FTC Charges Online Check Writing Marketers with Contempt
  • FTC Settlements Bar Deceptive Online Marketing of "Free" Internet Auction Kits
  • FTC Announces Agenda for December 15 Forum to Explore Food Marketing to Children
  • Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Relief Scams
  • FTC Workshop Begins Tomorrow: "From Town Criers to Bloggers: How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?"
  • Court Orders Australia-based Leader of International Spam Network to Pay $15.15 Million
  • FTC To Host International Conference on Empowering Consumers in E-Commerce; U.S. Secretary of Commerce Locke, OECD Secretary-General Gurría, U.S. OECD Ambassador Kornbluh to be Featured Speakers
  • Commission Issues 2009 Report on U.S. Ethanol Market Concentration
  • Final FTC Roundtable to Discuss Debt Collection Litigation; Continued Call for Public Comments
  • FTC Website Educates Kids about Privacy and Fraud
  • FTC To Host Privacy Roundtable
  • FTC Renews Call to Entertainment Industry to Curb Marketing of Violent Entertainment to Children
  • FTC Testifies on Aggressive Efforts Against Deceptive Marketing of Prepaid Phone Cards
  • Season's Tweetings! Tips to Share for Happy Holiday Shopping
  • FTC Approves Amended Complaint in Matter of Grant Writers, LLC
  • FTC Warns World Cup Soccer Fans: Watch Out for Ticket Scams
  • FTC Sues to Stop Robocalls With Deceptive Credit Card Interest-Rate Reduction Claims
  • FTC Report Finds Sexually and Violently Explicit Content in Online Virtual Worlds Accessed by Minors
  • Beware of Bogus Tests, Inspections, and Fixes for Damaged Drywall
  • FTC to Hold Forum on Food Marketing to Children Tomorrow
  • FTC Submits Comment to HHS on Providing Consumers Better Information About Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans; FTC Issues Report to Congress on Use of its Enhanced Authority Under the U.S. SAFE WEB Act
  • Cybersafety Booklet for Parents and Kids Now Available
  • FTC, Visa, and BBB Partner to Educate Consumers About Free Trial Offers and Online Scams
  • FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Dyna-E International, Inc.; FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Three Matters Concerning Pure Bamboo, LLC Sami Designs, LLC, and CSE, Inc.
  • Alberta.ca from- Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
  • Court Jails Promoter of Work-At-Home Scam; Envelope-Stuffing Scheme Deceived Spanish-Speaking Consumers
  • FTC Announces Lower Price Cap for Extra Credit Report Copies; FTC Continues Crackdown on Mortgage Relief Scams; Three More Defendants Added to Operation Stolen Hope
  • FTC Issues Staff Report on Agency's Fraud Forum
  • FTC, Partners Launch Consumer Protection Week Web Site, Blog
  • Victims of Suntasia Telemarketing Scam Being Reimbursed $14.1 Million
  • FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition of SCI Corporation International for Approval to Divest Cemetery and Related Funeral Home to Legacy Funeral Holdings; FTC Orders Buyers of Consumer Debt to Submit Information for Study of Debt Buying Industry
  • Marketers of Unproven Weight-Loss Products Ordered to Pay Nearly $2 Million
  • Mortgage Broker Who Dumped Consumer Records Settles FTC Charges
  • FTC Releases Agenda for Second Roundtable on Consumer Privacy and More Information for Third Roundtable
  • Indoor Tanning Association Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers About Skin Cancer Risks From Tanning
  • Commission Seeks Public Comments on Carilion Clinic's Application to Divest Center for Surgical Excellence to Fairlawn Surgery Center, LLC; FTC Approves The Dow Chemical Company's Petition to Divest its Acrylic Acid and Latex Polymers Businesses to Arkema
  • FTC Tells House Subcommittee it will Help Identify Ways to Strengthen Consumer Protections in the Funeral Industry
  • Mortgage Lender Must Hire Fair-Lending Consultant to Comply with FTC Settlement
  • Tenant Screening Agency Settles FTC Charges: Failed to Respond to Consumers' Requests for Their Files or Investigate Disputes
  • Commission Approves FY 2011 Budget Request and GPRA Performance Plans for Submission to Congress; FTC Staff: Proposed Kentucky Regulations for Licensing Retail Clinics Raise Competitive Concerns; FTC Issues Annual Financial Acts Enforcement Report to Fede
  • FTC Warns 78 Retailers, Including Wal-Mart, Target, and Kmart, to Stop Labeling and Advertising Rayon Textile Products as "Bamboo"
  • FTC Proposes Rule That Would Bar Mortgage Relief Companies From Charging Up-Front Fees
  • FTC Testifies About Stepped-Up Efforts to Protect Consumers Affected by the Economic Downturn
  • FTC Targets Scammers Pushing Phony Jobs, Bogus Money-Making Schemes
  • FTC Returns $1.6 Million to Consumers Scammed by Bogus Debt Collector
  • FTC Targets Scammers Pushing Phony Jobs, Bogus Money-Making Schemes
  • Ticketmaster and TicketsNow Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Sales Tactics, Refunds for Springsteen Concertgoers Provided; FTC Warns Other Ticket Resellers
  • Statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Ending "Pay-for-Delay" Drug Settlements, Praises Inclusion in President's Health Care Proposal
  • Widespread Data Breaches Uncovered by FTC Probe
  • FTC Halts Massive Cramming Operation that Illegally Billed Thousands; Alleges Scam Took in $19 Million over Five Years
  • Payment Processing CEO Banned from the Business; Company Illegally Debited Millions from Consumers' Bank Accounts
  • FTC Seeks Public Comments on Trustee's Proposal to Divest Two Stores under Whole Foods Market Inc. Divestiture Order; FTC To Review Three Agency Rules in 2010
  • FTC to Distribute $3 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Bogus Health Products
  • FTC Proposes Requiring EnergyGuide Labels on TVs to Better Inform Consumers
  • LifeLock Will Pay $12 Million to Settle Charges by the FTC and 35 States That Identity Theft Prevention and Data Security Claims Were False
  • FTC Releases Agenda for Final Roundtable on Consumer Privacy
  • Undercover Inspections of Funeral Homes in Nine States and Washington, D.C. Press Funeral Homes to Comply with Consumer Protection Law
  • Auto Warranty Robocallers To Pay Over $655,000 and Sell Assets For Consumer Redress
  • Dave and Buster's Settles FTC Charges it Failed to Protect Consumers' Information
  • Loan Pitchman Permanently Banned from Telemarketing
  • New Jersey-Based Telephone Fundraisers Banned from Soliciting Donations; Will Pay $18.8 Million for Violating FTC Order
  • OnGuardOnline.gov Off to a Fast Start with Online Child Safety Campaign
  • FTC, Florida Attorney General Charge Promoters of Bogus Alcohol Cure
  • Telemarketers Barred from Falsely Telling Consumers That Proceeds from the Sale of Household Goods Will Benefit Charities or the Disabled
  • Make the Most of Your Money During Financial Literacy Month
  • FTC Provides Comments to FCC on Protecting Children in Traditional and New Media Environments; FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding The M Group, Inc., Doing Business As Bamboosa; FTC Approves Final Settlement Order Regarding Roaring Fork Valley P
  • FTC Sends Out More Redress Checks to Victims of the J.K. Publications Credit Card Fraud
  • FTC to Host Public Roundtable to Review Whether Technology Changes Warrant Changes to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
  • Earth Day Tips for Saving Energy Around the House
  • Consumer Reporting Agency for Casinos Settles FTC Charges
  • FTC Warns Against Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction Scams
  • FTC Charges More Defendants and Violations in Matter of Grant Connect, LLC; FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Transitions Optical, Inc. Used Anticompetitive Practices to Exclude Rivals
  • FTC to Mail Out $6 Million in Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Deceptively Advertised Weight-loss Supplements from QVC
  • Women's Clothing Retailer Talbots and its Telemarketer to Pay Total of $161,000 for Violating FTC's Robocall 'Opt-Out' Requirements
  • FTC Helps Prepare Kids for a World Where Advertising Is Everywhere
  • FTC Mails Redress Checks to Fraud Victims Who Lost Money Through MoneyGram's Money Transfer System
  • Federal Trade Commission to Launch Advertising Literacy Campaign
  • FTC Tells Congress It Is Reviewing Whether Technology Changes Call for Revisions to the Agency's Rule Protecting Kids' Online Privacy
  • Tell Mom You Care About Her Privacy
  • FTC Hosts International Consumer Protection Forum
  • FTC Settlement Reins in New York-based Prepaid Calling Card Distributor
  • At FTC's Request, Court Stops Deceptive Telemarketing Calls Pitching Credit Card Interest Rate Reduction
  • FTC Creates "Teaser" Website to Help Consumers Spot "Advance Fee" Loan Scams
  • FTC Submits Statement to Congress on Deceptive Marketing of Dietary Supplements
  • FTC Seeks Comments on Proposed Orders Requiring Food-and-Beverage Industry to Produce Information about Marketing to Kids
  • FTC Extends Enforcement Deadline for Identity Theft Red Flags Rule
  • Tips for Tomorrow's Savvy Consumers
  • Spyware Seller Settles FTC Charges; Order Bars Marketing of Keylogger Software for Illegal Uses
  • FTC Distributes Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Unproven Cold and Flu Remedies from Rite Aid Corporation
  • Countrywide Will Pay $108 Million for Overcharging Struggling Homeowners; Loan Servicer Inflated Fees, Mishandled Loans of Borrowers in Bankruptcy
  • FTC Urges Consumers to Watch Out for Scams Related to Gulf Oil Spill
  • At FTC's Request, Court Halts Massive Robocall Operation
  • Court Puts Brakes on Company That Deceptively Pitched "Extended" Auto Warranties
  • FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Award to Assistant United States Attorney Ellyn Lindsay
  • Coming in 2011: New Labels for Light Bulb Packaging
  • Stores and Wild Oats Intellectual Property, Denies Sale of Wild Oats Intellectual Property to Topco Associates; FTC Comments on Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy in Response to Department of Commerce Inquiry
  • Twitter Settles Charges that it Failed to Protect Consumers' Personal Information; Company Will Establish Independently Audited Information Security Program
  • 'Telefunder' to Pay $300,000 for Abandoning Millions of Telemarketing Calls to Potential Charity Donors
  • FTC Warns of Gulf Oil Spill Job Scams
  • Many Americans Snared by International Frauds; FTC Publication Tells Consumers How to Steer Clear
  • FTC Staff Opinion: Community CarePartners, Inc.'s Proposed Discount Rx Program Exempt From the Robinson-Patman Act
  • FTC Mails Redress Checks to Borrowers Misled By Chase Financial Funding, Inc.'s Allegedly Deceptive Mortgage Ads
  • Nestlé Subsidiary to Settle FTC False Advertising Charges; Will Drop Deceptive Health Claims for BOOST Kid Essentials
  • Dietary Supplement Maker to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle FTC False Advertising Charges
  • Fidelity National Financial Settles FTC Charges that its Acquisition of LandAmerica Subsidiaries Reduced Competition in Title Information Markets
  • FTC to Host Roundtable Discussion on New OECD Publication: Consumer Policy Toolkit
  • FTC, OECD Announce New Policymaking Guide To Help Consumer and Regulatory Authorities Around the World
  • Marketers of "Rapid Debt Reduction" Program To Pay $1.5 Million for Falsely Claiming They Could Lower Consumers' Interest Rates
  • Deceptive Marketers Banned from Selling Mortgage Relief Services; One Defendant Ordered to Pay $11.5 Million
  • National Do Not Call Registry Tops 200 Million Phone Numbers
  • FTC Warns Consumers to Beware of Pitfalls When Choosing Pre-paid Phone Cards
  • FTC, States to Host Press Conference Announcing Law Enforcement Sweep Targeting Fraudulently Marketed Medical Discount Plans
  • FTC Halts Cross Border Domain Name Registration Scam
  • FTC, State Attorneys General, Insurance Commissioners Crack Down on Bogus "Medical Discount Plans" Peddled to the Uninsured, Uninsurable, and Unemployed
  • FTC to Announce Action Against Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers"
  • FTC Sends Second Round of Redress Checks to Stewart Finance Victims
  • Floods in Pakistan: FTC Warns Consumers to Give Wisely
  • Public Relations Firm to Settle FTC Charges that It Advertised Clients' Gaming Apps Through Misleading Online Endorsements
  • FTC Warns Consumers to Exercise Caution When Selling a Timeshare Through a Reseller
  • Fees Telemarketers Pay to Access the National Do Not Call Registry Will Not Increase in FY 2011; FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Houghton International's Acquisition of D.A. Stuart GmbH was Anticompetitive
  • FTC Seeks Public Comment on a Planned Consumer Fraud Survey
  • FTC Shines a Light on Company's Deceptive Claims for its LED Bulbs
  • It's Time to Talk to Your Child About Underage Drinking
  • Concertgoers Who Bought Springsteen Tickets from Ticketmaster Resale Website Are Sent Refund Claim Forms by FTC
  • FTC and International Privacy Enforcement Authorities Launch Global Privacy Cooperation Network and Website
  • Court Halts Deceptive Envelope-Stuffing Operation
  • Victims of ChoicePoint Data Breach to Receive Redress Checks
  • FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Deceptive Mortgage Ads
  • Online Data Broker Settles FTC Charges Privacy Pledges Were Deceptive
  • FTC Testifies on Data Security Legislation
  • Per Congress, FTC Rescinds Regulations on Smokeless Tobacco, Authority to Move to HHS
  • FTC Complaint Charges Deceptive Advertising by POM Wonderful
  • FTC Submits Comments to FERC on Electricity Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation by Public Utilities
  • FTC Chairman Leibowitz to Announce New Resources Communities Can Use to Promote Online Child Safety
  • FTC Chairman Leibowitz Announces New Resources Communities Can Use to Promote Online Child Safety
  • FTC Files Comments on FCC's Proposed Cyber Security Certification Program
  • Debt Relief Companies Prohibited From Collecting Advance Fees Under FTC Rule That Takes Effect October 27, 2010
  • Starting in 2011, FTC Will Require EnergyGuide Labels for Televisions
  • FTC Issues Enforcement Policy Statement on New Debt Relief Rule
  • Psst... Hey Buddy, Wanna Sell a Timeshare?
  • FTC Fines Online Retailers for Failing to Post EnergyGuide Information for Appliances
  • New Business Center Can Help Boost Compliance with FTC Law
  • FTC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Policy Statement Clarifying How to Collect Decedents' Debts
  • At FTC's Request, Court Shutters International Robocall Operation
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Deceptive Advertising Charges Against Former POM Wonderful Vice President Mark Dreher
  • FTC Sends Warning Letters to Marketers of Caffeinated Alcohol Drinks
  • FTC to Send Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Bogus "Ab Force" Weight Loss Devices
  • FTC Warns Consumers About Online Dating Scams
  • FTC Has Gift Card Tips for Holiday Buying
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Public Relations Firm Used Misleading Online Endorsements to Market Gaming Apps
  • FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report Offers Framework for Consumers, Businesses, and Policymakers
  • FTC Charges Marketers with Making Unsubstantiated Claims that They Could Eliminate Consumers' Debt
  • FTC Action Puts Deceptive Marketer Out of the Debt Relief Business
  • FTC Shuts Down Robocallers Who Falsely Promised to Lower Credit Card Interest Rates
  • FTC Seeks Public Comments on Ways to Strengthen Caller ID Provisions of the Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule
  • FTC Settlement Prohibits Marketers of Children's Vitamins from Making Deceptive Health Claims about Brain and Eye Development
  • Dannon Agrees to Drop Exaggerated Health Claims for Activia Yogurt and DanActive Dairy Drink
  • FTC Revises Jewelry Guides to Reflect the Use of Base Metal Alloys in Platinum Jewelry
  • Countdown to National Consumer Protection Week 2011 Begins; Website and Blog Launched
  • FTC Proposes Additional Time for Manufacturers to Adopt New Light Bulb Label
  • FTC Charges Another Defendant as Part of Crackdown on Bogus Medical Discount Plans
  • FTC Settlement Bans Recidivist Robocaller from Telemarketing
  • FTC Settlement Ends "Tested Green" Certifications That Were Neither Tested Nor Green
  • Merchandiser Who Illegally Charged Consumers' Accounts Settles with FTC
  • FTC Offers Tips on Making the Most of Your Auto Warranty
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Nestlé Subsidiary Made Deceptive Health Claims for BOOST Kid Essentials
  • FTC Settlement Bans Marketers from Debt Relief Business
  • FTC Forum in May 2011 Will Examine Ways to Protect Consumers From "Cramming" of Unauthorized Charges on Their Phone Bills
  • Court Freezes Assets of Massive Internet Enterprise in Alleged Billing Scheme
  • Operator of Deceptive "Scareware" Scheme Will Pay More than $8 Million to Settle FTC Charges
  • Immigration Scam Shut Down by FTC
  • FTC Offers Consumer Tips for Valentine's Day
  • Credit Report Resellers Settle FTC Charges; Security Failures Allowed Hackers to Access Consumers' Personal Information
  • FTC Offers Businesses Tips for Dealing with Medical Identity Theft
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges That Dannon Made Deceptive Claims for Activia Yogurt and DanActive Dairy Drink
  • Canadian Telemarketer Previously Sued by FTC Gets Nine-Year Prison Sentence in Subsequent Criminal Case Filed by U.S. Attorney
  • Business Opportunity Con Artist Surrenders Million-Dollar Las Vegas Home, Gives Up Appeal in FTC Contempt Case
  • FTC Offers Tips on Wise Use of Wi-Fi Networks
  • FTC Adds Further Factual Details to Complaint in Case Against Lights of America, Inc.
  • FTC Sends Refund Claim Forms to Nearly 12,000 Victims of Auto Warranty Robocaller
  • FTC Recovers More Than $3 Million from Operators of DVD Vending Machine Scam
  • FTC Submits Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request and Performance Plans to Congress
  • FTC Asks Court to Shut Down Text Messaging Spammer
  • FTC Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Information Requests to Alcohol Beverage Manufacturers
  • FTC Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints in 2010 Identity Theft Tops the List Again
  • FTC To Host Consumer Debt Collection Technology Workshop
  • FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Twitter for Failure to Safeguard Personal Information
  • FTC Puts an End to Tactics of Online Advertising Company That Deceived Consumers Who Wanted to "Opt Out" from Targeted Ads
  • In the Wake of Japan's Massive Earthquake, FTC Warns Consumers About Potential Charity Scams
  • FTC Finalizes Settlement with Data Broker Agency Charged Privacy Pledges Were Deceptive
  • FTC Hosts International Consumer Protection Forum
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Marketer of Children's Vitamins Made Deceptive Claims about DHA and Brain and Eye Development
  • FTC Charges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google's Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network
  • Court Shutters Telemarketers Peddling Bogus Timeshare Resales
  • FTC Chairman Issues Commission's 2011 Annual Report
  • FTC Settlement Requires Oreck Corporation to Stop Making False and Unproven Claims That Its Ultraviolet Vacuum and Air Cleaner Can Prevent Illness
  • FTC Extends Deadline for New "Lighting Facts" Labels to January 1, 2012
  • FTC Warns: Ineffective Bed Bug Treatments Can Take a Bite Out of Consumers' Wallets
  • April is Financial Literacy Month
  • FTC Settlement Imposes $100,000 Fine Against Online Retailer for Failing to Post Required EnergyGuide Information for Appliances
  • FTC Testifies on Protecting Social Security Numbers; Millions of Consumers are Victims of Identity Theft Each Year
  • OnGuardOnline.gov Urges Taxpayers to Contact the IRS If They Suspect Tax-Related Identity Theft
  • FTC Charges Marketers with Billing Consumers Without Their Consent; Tricked People Who Were Seeking Payday Loans
  • FTC Returns $2.3 Million to Consumers; Mortgage Foreclosure Rescue Scam Victims Receive Full Refunds
  • FTC Files Contempt Charges Against Marketer of Credit Repair, Debt Relief, Food Stamp Services
  • FTC Cracks Down on Fake News Websites Used to Advertise Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills
  • FTC Seeks to Halt 10 Operators of Fake News Sites from Making Deceptive Claims About Acai Berry Weight Loss Products
  • FTC to Hold Workshop on Ways to Protect Consumers As Debt Collection Technologies Change
  • FTC Releases Agenda for Telephone Bill Cramming Forum
  • FTC Sends Refund Checks to Victims of "Wal-Mart Shopping Spree" Scam
  • FTC Settles Charges Against Two Companies That Allegedly Failed to Protect Sensitive Employee Data
  • FTC Testifies on Data Security
  • FTC Charges Utah Operation with Deceptive and Abusive Telemarketing
  • FTC to Host Public Forum on Competition Issues in Standard-Setting
  • FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy on Mobile Devices
  • FTC Recovers Properties, Precious Metals, and other Assets in Case Involving Purported Work-at-Home and Mystery Shopping Opportunities
  • Operators of Online "Virtual Worlds" to Pay $3 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Illegally Collected and Disclosed Children's Personal Information
  • In Comment to Federal Communications Commission, FTC Stresses that Sellers are Responsible for Calls Made by Outside Telemarketers
  • FTC Testifies on Consumer Privacy and Protection in the Mobile Marketplace
  • FTC Stops Marketers in Nationwide 'Free Vacation' Prize Scam Targeting Spanish-Speaking Consumers
  • FTC Seeks Input for Revising Its Guidance to Businesses About Disclosures in Online Advertising
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Oreck Corporation Made False and Unproven Claims That Its Ultraviolet Vacuum and Air Cleaner Can Prevent Illness
  • FTC Charges Promissory Note Pitchman With Deceiving Consumers
  • Court Halts Bogus Prepaid Calling Card Claims; FTC Alleges Cards Failed to Deliver the Advertised Minutes
  • FTC, Department of Justice to Host Forum on Child Identity Theft
  • Federal Agencies Combat Immigration Services Scams
  • FTC Staff Submits Comment to FERC on Assessing the Effects of Proposed Horizontal Mergers on Market Power
  • FTC Settlement Bans Online U.S. Electronics Retailer from Deceiving Consumers with Foreign Website Names
  • FTC Staff Extends Deadline for Public Comments on Businesses Education Publication About Online Disclosures
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that Firm Used Misleading Online Reviews
  • FTC Testifies on Data Security
  • Court Bans Defendants from Selling Work-at-Home and Grant Scams, and Orders Them to Pay $10.4 Million
  • FTC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. District Court Opposing Proposed Class Action Settlement with Debt Buyer Midland Funding LLC
  • Consumer Reporting Agency to Pay $1.8 Million for Fair Credit Reporting Act Violations
  • Consumer Confidence in Internet Marketplace Depends on Privacy Protections FTC Tells Senate Commerce Committee
  • FTC Settlement Prohibits Marketer from Claiming that Nivea Skin Cream Can Help Consumers Slim Down
  • FTC, Federal Reserve Board Issue Final Changes to Risk-Based Pricing Rule
  • FTC Enhances Longstanding Regulatory Review Program to Increase Public Participation and Reduce Burden on Business
  • FTC Testifies on Protecting Consumers' Privacy
  • New FTC Video Helps Businesses Comply with CAN-SPAM Rule
  • FTC Will Not Enforce Provisions of MARS Rule Against Real Estate Professionals Helping Consumers Obtain Short Sales
  • FTC Settlement Requires Internet Marketer to Stop Selling Cosmetic Contact Lenses without Prescriptions
  • FTC Issues Report: "Forty Years of Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act"
  • FTC Sues Two Funeral Homes for Failing to Provide Price Lists; Undercover Inspections in Eight States Find Violations of FTC's Funeral Rule
  • FTC Extends Public Comment Period to August 15, 2011 for Aristotle's Proposed Safe Harbor Program Under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
  • FTC Testifies on Consumer Protection and the Rent-to-Own Industry
  • FTC Releases Reports on Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Advertising and Promotion
  • FTC Seeks Comment for Review of "Unavailability Rule"
  • FTC Modifies Part 3 of Agency's Rules of Practice
  • Mobile Apps Developer Settles FTC Charges It Violated Children's Privacy Rule
  • FTC Approves Final Orders Settling Charges that Credit Report Resellers Allowed Hackers to Access Consumers' Personal Information
  • FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges against Marketer for Claiming that Nivea Skin Cream Can Help Consumers Slim Down
  • FTC Permanently Halts Operation that Allegedly Made Bogus Claims about Eliminating Consumers' Debt
  • Marketers Falsely Claimed to Be Affiliated with Federal Assistance Programs, Agency Alleges; Operators in One Case Required to Pay $1.8 Million
  • FTC Shuts Down Operators of Deceptive Government Grant Scheme
  • FTC Cautions Consumers on the Pitfalls of Penny Auctions
  • As Hurricane Irene Approaches, FTC Offers Financial Preparedness Tips, Advises Consumers to Watch Out for Scams
  • FTC Updates Telemarketer Fees for the Do Not Call Registry
  • FTC Testifies on Children's Identity Theft
  • FTC Warns Small Businesses: Don't Open Email Falsely Claiming to be From FTC
  • FTC Adds Defendant in Deceptive Mortgage Loan Modification Case
  • Five Things Parents Should Know About Underage Drinking
  • "Acne Cure" Mobile App Marketers Will Drop Baseless Claims Under FTC Settlements
  • FTC Presents Criminal Liaison Unit Award to Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams
  • FTC Action Halts Allegedly Illegal Tactics of Payday Lending Operation That Attempted to Garnish Consumers' Paychecks
  • Federal Agencies Release Annual Report to Congress on Scholarship Fraud
  • FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Revisions to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule Changes in Technology Drive Proposed Updates
  • FTC To Host Workshop on Facial Recognition Technology
  • FTC Seeks Protection for Personal Customer Information in Borders Bankruptcy Proceeding
  • FTC Asks Court To Halt Defendant from Impersonating Federal Agencies While Steering Consumers to Mortgage, Tax, and Debt Relief Services
  • FTC Announces Action Against Major Marketer of Consumer Goods
  • Reebok to Pay $25 Million in Customer Refunds To Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising of EasyTone and RunTone Shoes
  • FTC Settlement Bans Alleged Spammer from Sending Unsolicited Text Messages
  • FTC Unveils Educational Materials for Small Businesses Explaining New Electronic Payment Rules
  • At FTC's Request, Court Orders Debt Collector to Stop Deceiving Clients and Abusing Consumers
  • FTC Requires Packaging Changes for Fruit-Flavored Four Loko Malt Beverage
  • At FTC's Request, Court Shuts Down Deceptive Mortgage and Debt Relief Operation
  • FTC Testifies on Protecting Children Online in a Fast-Changing Marketplace, and Proposed Changes to COPPA Rule
  • Court Orders Defendant Who Assisted "Grant Writers" Scheme to Pay $1.68 Million for Refunds to Defrauded Consumers, After Trial on FTC Charges
  • Important Information Regarding the Right of Borders Customers to Opt Out of Transfer of Personal Information to Barnes and Noble
  • Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software Developer Settles FTC Charges
  • FTC Testifies About the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children
  • FTC Charges Credit Repair Operators With Misleading Credit Bureaus and Charging Consumers Illegal Up-Front Fees
  • Bogus Government Grant Promoters Agree to Permanent Ban to Resolve FTC Charges
  • Court Finds Defendant in Contempt for Violating Prior Court Order That Prohibited Him from Making Credit Repair Pitches to Consumers
  • FTC Gives Final Approval to Settlement with Google over Buzz Rollout
  • Third FTC Roundtable to Cover Motor Vehicle Leasing Issues, Review Sales, Financing and Leasing Issues from All of the Roundtables, and Discuss Possible Next Steps
  • Former FTC Commissioner William E. Kovacic Named Recipient of 2011 Kirkpatrick Award
  • FTC Approves Final Settlement Orders Against Marketers Who Claimed Their Mobile Apps Could Cure Acne
  • At FTC's Request, Court Orders Debt Collection Operation to Stop Deceiving and Abusing Consumers
  • FTC Extends Comment Period on Proposed Settlement with Marketer of Four Loko Malt Beverage Until December 2, 2011
  • In FTC 'Hoodia' Weight Loss Case, Settlement Requires Defendants to Turn Over Assets
  • FTC, Tennessee Attorney General Permanently Halt Medical Discount Scheme
  • Operator of Social Networking Website for Kids Settles FTC Charges Site Collected Kids' Personal Information Without Parental Consent
  • Online Advertiser Settles FTC Charges ScanScout Deceptively Used Flash Cookies to Track Consumers Online
  • FTC-Initiated Case Results in Contempt Order Against 'Scam Recovery' Kit Promoters
  • Gambling worker guilty of selling 65,000 bingo players’ details
  • FTC Wins $29.8 Million Judgment in Bogus Government Grant Case
  • FTC Welcomes a New Privacy System for the Movement of Consumer Data Between the United States and Other Economies in the Asia-Pacific Region
  • PERIMETER SECURITY AND PRIVACY PROTECTION IN CANADA AND THE US
  • Letwin signs commitment to keep personal details secure
  • Advocate’s legal files lost after unencrypted laptop theft
  • Last Remaining Defendants in "Hope Now" Scheme Settle FTC Charges; Order Puts Them Out of the Mortgage Relief Business
  • FTC to Hold Public Hearing on Fur Products Name Guide
  • FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2011
  • Council warned after personal data was missing for two years
  • Nation's Largest Pool Products Distributor Settles FTC Charges of Anticompetitive Tactics
  • FTC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Facial Recognition Workshop
  • Expression of Interest for Legal Agents
  • ICO asks public to Tell Me More about what information should be proactively released
  • Monetary penalties served to councils for serious email errors
  • Observations on anti-spam law's regulatory process
  • FTC Requires Three Internet Marketers to Stop Selling "Circle" Cosmetic Contact Lenses without Prescriptions as Part of Settlement
  • Better answers through better questions
  • FTC Sending Refunds to Victims of Debt Management Services Company That Violated Prior Court Order
  • FTC to Host Media Call-in to Field Questions About Privacy Settlement
  • Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises
  • FTC Seeks Second Round of Public Comments for Follow-up Study of Alcohol Industry's Voluntary Guidelines for Reducing Advertising and Marketing to Underage Audiences
  • FTC Issues The FY 2011 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book; Nearly 210 Million Phone Numbers on Do Not Call List
  • FTC Action Temporarily Halts Operation that Allegedly Used Fake News Sites to Make Deceptive Claims about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products
  • Estate agent prosecuted for offence under the Data Protection Act
  • Powys County Council fined £130,000 for disclosing child protection case details
  • ‘Significant progress’ made in spam texts investigation, says ICO
  • OPC Contributions Program is Now Accepting Submissions
  • FTC To Provide Refunds to Victims of Bogus Scareware Scam
  • ‘Must try harder’ on cookies compliance, says ICO
  • Lane Labs Found in Contempt of Court Order Barring Deceptive Health Claims
  • FTC Settlement Requires "U.S. Homeowners Relief" Defendants to Pay Millions, Bans Them from Debt and Mortgage Relief Business
  • Receptionist unlawfully accessed sister-in-law’s medical details
  • Telemarketer to Pay $500,000 Civil Penalty for Thwarting Consumers' Requests to be Placed On Its Clients' Do Not Call Lists
  • Drawing the line between monitoring and tracking
  • FTC Warns That Rapid Expansion of Internet Domain Name System Could Leave Consumers More Vulnerable to Online Fraud
  • Court Rules in Favor of FTC; Orders Defendants in Payday Lending Case to Pay More Than $294,000 for Illegal Garnishment of Consumers' Paychecks
  • FTC Announces Personnel Changes in Bureau of Consumer Protection
  • FTC Stops Marketers From Selling Phony Fuel Economy Devices
  • FTC Accepts Final Settlement with Online Advertiser Scan Scout, Which Allegedly Used Flash Cookies to Track Consumers
  • FTC Seeks Public Comments on Facial Recognition Technology
  • FTC Files Amicus Brief in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Saint Joseph Abbey v. Castille
  • FTC Sends Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry
  • Membership Reward Service Aimed at College Savers Settles FTC Charges That Its 'TurboSaver Toolbar' Feature Deceptively Collected Consumers' Personal Information
  • FTC Action Bans Payment Processor from Using a Novel Payment Method to Debit Accounts
  • Internet Marketers of Acai Berry Weight-Loss Pills and "Colon Cleansers" to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptive Advertising and Unfair Billing
  • Health worker convicted of obtaining patient details unlawfully
  • CVS Caremark Corporation Settles FTC Deceptive Pricing Charges
  • Epic to FTC: Google Search+ is violating users' privacy
  • FTC Establishes Streamlined Procedures to Help Maintain the Confidentiality of its Ongoing Investigations; FTC Approves Final Order Settling Charges that PoolCorp Acted Anticompetitively to Stop Manufacturers From Selling Products to Competitors
  • FTC Seeks Public Comment on Agency's Rules of Practice
  • Times reporter hacked into police blogger's email account
  • Leveson inquiry: have I got a dilemma for you
  • Action taken after care provider lost unencrypted memory stick
  • At FTC's Request, Court Freezes Assets of Telemarketing Operation that Allegedly Made Bogus Claims about Reducing Consumers' Interest Rates
  • Drones in the hands of the paparazzi? It's an ethics and privacy minefield | Becky Hogge
  • Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Pledge to Work Together to Protect Consumers
  • On Data Privacy Day, think less is more.
  • The bigger picture of Rand Paul's brush with the TSA | Jennifer Abel
  • Leveson urged to ensure libel law reform is not delayed
  • FTC Action Bans Defendants from Providing Immigration Services
  • New Tips and Tools to Help Your Young Internet Users Protect Their Privacy Online
  • Google user data to be merged across all sites under contentious plan
  • FTC Permanently Stops Six Operators from Using Fake News Sites that Allegedly Deceived Consumers about Acai Berry Weight-Loss Products
  • Times reporter told bosses he had hacked email before high court case
  • BBC creates charter for use of web data
  • Is your child savvy online? Check out our 12 quick privacy tips for parents.
  • FTC to Host Workshop on Mobile Payments and Their Impact on Consumers
  • FBI to step up monitoring of social media sites amid privacy concerns
  • Too many consumers being denied access to their information, says ICO
  • Time for government, individuals to think “Less is More”
  • FTC and DOJ To Host Phone Availability on Major Debt Collection Industry Enforcement Action
  • John Naughton: With friends like Facebook, who needs sociopaths?
  • Midlothian Council handed penalty for five serious data breaches
  • Plain English Guide to FOI launched
  • Under FTC Settlement, Debt Buyer Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million for Alleged Consumer Deception
  • Feds say Megaupload user content could be deleted this week
  • Lawmaker pushes consumer notification bill in wake of Carrier IQ concerns
  • New voices of social media – same old corporate speak
  • In letter to Congress, Google defends privacy changes
  • Lawmakers question proposed change to video privacy law
  • Google defends its privacy practices
  • Ira Winkler: Is Google evil? The jury is out
  • Prepaid Phone Card Marketers Agree to Pay $2.32 Million to Settle FTC Charges
  • FTC Settlement Bans Billing Scheme Operators from Negative-Option Sales
  • Microsoft gives Google public privacy smackdown
  • Memo to information commissioner - reveal all to blagging victims
  • Sun editor: judges don't have balance right on privacy
  • A double Day Nurse, please
  • Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch