Commission Proposes New Light Bulb Labels, Seeks Public Comments The FTC has proposed new labeling requirements for “lamps,” commonly known as light bulbs, in response to a congressional mandate. The marketplace has been changing quickly with the emergence of newer, more energy-efficient technologies – such as compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs and light-emitting diode (LED) […]
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Halloween’s Coming: Trick or Tweet from the FTC
Just in time for Halloween: The Federal Trade Commission has 12 Tweets about protecting yourself, your kids, and your computer when online. If you tweet or update your status on a social networking page, the FTC hopes you’ll post one of these short messages about how to keep online goblins, ghouls, and ghosts away from […]
Iconix Brand Group Settles Charges Its Apparel Web Sites Violated Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. will pay a $250,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC’s COPPA Rule by knowingly collecting, using, or disclosing personal information from children online without first obtaining their parents’ permission. Iconix owns, licenses, and markets – both […]
Federal Trade Commission to Announce Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement With Major U.S. Firm for Facilitating Cross-Border Fraud
WHO: Director, FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, David C. Vladeck Kerry Petryshyn, Inspector, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Two Cross-Border Fraud Victims CALL-IN INFORMATION: Reporters interested in this event, but who are unable to attend, can call in using the following information: Call-in Number: 877-766-1277Conference ID Number: 36122559 NOTE: In order to join this conference call, […]
FTC Director of Division of Advertising Practices to Discuss Revised Endorsements and Testimonials Guides
Mary Engle, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Division of Advertising Practices, will be available by phone on Wednesday, October 14, from 11 a.m. to noon to discuss the newly revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising and their impact for advertisers and endorsers. WHO: Mary Engle, Associate Director for Advertising […]
FCC and FTC Chairmen Jointly Encourage The Public to Take Safeguards to Protect Themselves, Their Privacy, and Their Personal Information Online
Washington, D.C. – As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz today encouraged the public to take steps to protect themselves, their privacy, and their personal information online. The Internet has connected Americans to each other and the rest of […]
Two Bogus Credit Repair Operations Settle FTC Charges
Two bogus credit repair companies and their principals settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed they could clean up consumers’ credit reports and collected up-front fees for their services, in violation of federal law. In one case, the FTC alleged that the defendants marketed their services via Web sites and real estate investment […]
FTC Settles with Six Companies Claiming to Comply with International Privacy Framework
Six U.S. businesses have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers by falsely claiming they were abiding by an international privacy framework that provides a means for U.S. companies to transfer data from the European Union to the United States in keeping with EU and U.S. law. According to six separate […]
Commission Extends Public Comment Period For Proposed Debt Relief Rulemaking
The Federal Trade Commission today announced an extension of the public comment period for proposed Debt Relief Amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule. The Commission posted the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the FTC’s Web site on July 30, 2009, and set a deadline for comments of October 9, 2009. In response to requests to […]
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition by Dow Chemical Company to Sell Hollow Sphere Particle Business to OMNOVA Solutions, Inc.
FTC Seeks Public Comments on Petition by Dow Chemical Company to Sell Hollow Sphere Particle Business to OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. The FTC is seeking public comments on a petition by Dow Chemical Company for approval to divest its hollow sphere particle business to OMNOVA Solutions Inc., as required by a Commission consent order issued on […]