The Federal Trade Commission testified before Congress on its new privacy framework, which sets out best practices for companies to protect the privacy of American consumers and reemphasizes the agency’s support for implementation of a “Do Not Track” mechanism that would allow consumers to control the tracking of their online activities across websites. In delivering […]
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FTC To Host Press Conference on Release of Final Privacy Framework Report
WHAT: Press Conference to Discuss the FTC’s Final Privacy Framework WHO: Jon Leibowitz, Chairman WHEN: Monday, March 26, 2012 11:00 am (EDT) WHERE: Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 432 Washington, DC 20580 CALL-IN INFORMATION: 1-800-553-03271-888-423-3275 (international)Confirmation number: 242349Host: Bruce Jennings The press conference will be webcast. Click here to view live webcast. […]
FTC Legal Action Halts Alleged Mortgage Relief Scammers Who Lured Homeowners with Bogus Claims
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation that took in more than $1 million by allegedly selling homeowners bogus mortgage relief and foreclosure rescue products, including a scam that falsely promised to get help for homeowners who joined others to file so-called “mass joinder” lawsuits against […]
FTC Permanently Stops Two More Operations Charged with Using Fake News Sites to Deceive Consumers about Acai Berry Products, Defendants will Pay Nearly $1.5 Million to Settle Charges
Two more online marketers have agreed to settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that will permanently halt their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news websites to promote acai berry supplements and so-called “colon cleansers” with deceptive claims that consumers could use them to lose weight. In the first case, the FTC settlement with Intermark […]
FTC Action Leads to Court Order Shutting Down Pyramid ScamThousands of Consumers Burned by BurnLounge
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court judge has ordered the operators and top promoters of a deceptive pyramid scheme to pay a total of $17 million to refund consumers who were burned by the scam. The court order permanently halts marketing methods used by the operation known as BurnLounge, […]
FTC Stops Scheme That Falsely Promised Federal Jobs
The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Arizona halted an operation that took consumers’ money by allegedly holding out false claims that it could help them get a job with the federal government. A settlement, reached as part of the FTC’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers in financial distress, permanently bans the defendants from […]
FTC Testimony Outlines Agency’s Work to Protect Consumers, Promote Competition
In testimony before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, the Federal Trade Commission summarized the agency’s FY 2013 budget request and described its ongoing work to promote competition and protect American consumers. The testimony, delivered by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz and Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch, outlined steps the agency has […]
International Enforcement Network Meetsto Address Cross-Border Consumer Fraud
The Federal Trade Commission, members of the International Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network (ICPEN), and Costa Rican, U.S. and other dignitaries are meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica from February 27 through March 2 to review international efforts to combat cross-border consumer fraud and explore new global consumer protection initiatives. ICPEN is a network of […]
FTC Halts Deceptive Practices of Marketer Who Collected $359 Million Using Bogus ‘Free’ Trial Offers
The Federal Trade Commission has stopped an Internet scheme that allegedly used bogus “free” product offers that deceived consumers in the United States and other countries and charged them for products and services they did not want or agree to purchase. A settlement order, reached as part of the FTC’s ongoing efforts to stamp out […]
Window Marketers Settle FTC Charges That They Made Deceptive Energy Efficiency and Cost Savings Claims
Five companies that sell replacement windows in numerous states will have to stop making exaggerated and unsupported claims about the energy efficiency of their windows, and how much money consumers could save on their heating and cooling bills by having them installed, under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlements prohibit the companies from […]