Per Congress, FTC Rescinds Regulations on Smokeless Tobacco, Authority to Move to HHS

In the wake of legislation passed by Congress last year, the Federal Trade Commission will rescind its regulations governing the…

14 years ago

FTC Chairman Leibowitz and Commissioner Kovacic to Speak at Fordham International Antitrust Law Conference on September 23 and 24

For Your Information September 23, 2010 Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner William E. Kovacic will speak at…

14 years ago

FTC Testifies about Consumer Protection Issues Arising from Coins and Precious Metal Investments

In testimony before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission described how scam artists are “putting a…

14 years ago

Victims of Data Breach to Receive Redress Checks

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks to 14,023 consumers who were victims of ChoicePoint’s alleged…

14 years ago

FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Deceptive Mortgage Ads

The Federal Trade Commission moved to further strengthen its longstanding enforcement program aimed at preventing deceptive mortgage advertising, proposing a…

14 years ago

Online Data Broker Settles FTC Charges Privacy Pledges Were Deceptive

An online data broker that charged consumers $10 based on the promise that it could “lock their records”so others could…

14 years ago

FTC Testifies on Data Security Legislation

The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that it supports proposed legislation that would require many companies to…

14 years ago

FTC and International Privacy Enforcement Authorities Launch Global Privacy Cooperation Network and Website

The Federal Trade Commission and privacy enforcement authorities from 11 countries around the world recently launched the Global Privacy Enforcement…

14 years ago

Court Halts Deceptive Envelope-Stuffing Operation

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted an envelope-stuffing operation that allegedly…

14 years ago

Concertgoers Who Bought Springsteen Tickets from Ticketmaster Resale Website Are Sent Refund Claim Forms by FTC

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission has mailed claim forms to 1,174 consumers who are eligible for refunds…

14 years ago