FTC Finalizes Settlements with Businesses that Exposed Consumers Sensitive Information by Installing Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Software on Corporate Computer Systems

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has accepted as final settlements with two operations it charged with…

12 years ago

FTC Videos Remind Consumers to Check AnnualCreditReport.com

Consumers shopping for a car, looking for a job or just getting their financial house in order should check their…

12 years ago

Sherwin-Williams and PPG Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers to Believe Their Paints Were Free of Potentially Harmful Volatile Organic Compounds

Two of the nation’s leading paint companies, The Sherwin-Williams Company and PPG Architectural Finishes, Inc., have agreed to settle Federal…

12 years ago

U.S. Defendants Who Allegedly Abetted Fake Debt Collector Calls from India Agree to Settle FTC Charges

A California man who worked with bogus debt collectors in India has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that…

12 years ago

FTC Recommends Best Practices for Companies That Use Facial Recognition Technologies

The Federal Trade Commission today released a staff report "Facing Facts: Best Practices for Common Uses of Facial Recognition Technologies"…

12 years ago

Tracking Software Company Settles FTC Charges That it Deceived Consumers and Failed to Safeguard Sensitive Data it Collected

A web analytics company has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by using its…

12 years ago

Fake News Site Operator to Surrender Assets Totaling More than $2 Million

An operation that allegedly used fake news websites to deceptively market acai berry weight-loss products will pay more than $2…

12 years ago

Promoters of Phony Debt Reduction Schemes Settle FTC Charges

The Federal Trade Commission charged an Ohio-based company and its owner with fraudulently claiming on 17 websites they operated that…

12 years ago

Federal Trade Commission to Host Robocall Summit Tomorrow

The Federal Trade Commission will host a Robocall Summit tomorrow in Washington, DC.  FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz will provide opening…

12 years ago

FTC Announces Forum on Protecting Consumers Through Cross-Border Codes of Conduct

The Federal Trade Commission will host a forum on Thursday, November 29, 2012, on using enforceable industry codes of conduct…

12 years ago