Commission approval of filing of staff comments: The Commission has approved the filing of comments by the staff of the Office of Policy Planning and the Bureaus of Economics, Competition, and Consumer Protection with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) regarding proposed limited service clinic (LSC) regulations. The comments were developed in response to […]
Monthly Archives: October 2007
FTC Approves Filing of Staff Comments with Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Commission approval of filing of staff comments: The Commission has approved the filing of comments by the staff of the Office of Policy Planning and the Bureaus of Economics, Competition, and Consumer Protection with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) regarding proposed limited service clinic (LSC) regulations. The comments were developed in response to […]
FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Credit-Based Insurance Scores Study
The Federal Trade Commission today described for Congress its study concerning credit-based insurance scores and automobile insurance. Announced in July, the study found that these scores are effective predictors of the claims that consumers will file and that, on average, African-Americans and Hispanics tend to have lower scores than non-Hispanic whites and Asians, and so […]
FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Credit-Based Insurance Scores Study
The Federal Trade Commission today described for Congress its study concerning credit-based insurance scores and automobile insurance. Announced in July, the study found that these scores are effective predictors of the claims that consumers will file and that, on average, African-Americans and Hispanics tend to have lower scores than non-Hispanic whites and Asians, and so […]
FTC Testifies Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Credit-Based Insurance Scores Study
The Federal Trade Commission today described for Congress its study concerning credit-based insurance scores and automobile insurance. Announced in July, the study found that these scores are effective predictors of the claims that consumers will file and that, on average, African-Americans and Hispanics tend to have lower scores than non-Hispanic whites and Asians, and so […]
FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to settle FTC charges that their scam violated federal law. The settlement will bar the defendants from downloading software onto consumers’ computers without disclosing its function and obtaining consumers’ consent prior to installation, […]
FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to settle FTC charges that their scam violated federal law. The settlement will bar the defendants from downloading software onto consumers’ computers without disclosing its function and obtaining consumers’ consent prior to installation, […]
FTC Permanently Halts Media Motor Spyware Scam
Operators who infected more than 15 million computers with destructive, intrusive spyware will give up $330,000 in ill-gotten gains from their venture to settle FTC charges that their scam violated federal law. The settlement will bar the defendants from downloading software onto consumers’ computers without disclosing its function and obtaining consumers’ consent prior to installation, […]