Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Data Security
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Maneesha Mithal, Associate Director
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FTC Proposes Rule to Ban Deceptive Mortgage Ads
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The Federal Trade Commission moved to further strengthen its longstanding enforcement program aimed at preventing deceptive mortgage advertising, proposing a rule that would ban misrepresentations for...
Online Data Broker Settles FTC Charges Privacy Pledges Were Deceptive
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An online data broker that charged consumers $10 based on the promise that it could “lock their records”so others could not see or buy them, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that...
Victims of Data Breach to Receive Redress Checks
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing checks to 14,023 consumers who were victims of ChoicePoint’s alleged failure to implement a comprehensive information security...
FTC Testifies on Data Security Legislation
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The Federal Trade Commission today told a Senate Subcommittee that it supports proposed legislation that would require many companies to use reasonable data security policies and procedures and...
FTC and International Privacy Enforcement Authorities Launch Global Privacy Cooperation Network and Website
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The Federal Trade Commission and privacy enforcement authorities from 11 countries around the world recently launched the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN), a new network that promotes...
Court Halts Deceptive Envelope-Stuffing Operation
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted an envelope-stuffing operation that allegedly scammed cash-strapped consumers by falsely promising they...
Mortgage Lender Will Pay $1.5 Million to Settle FTC Charges That It Discriminated Against Hispanic Borrowers
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A California-based mortgage lender and its owner have agreed to settle FTC charges that they illegally charged Hispanic consumers higher prices for mortgage loans than non-Hispanic white consumers –...
Concertgoers Who Bought Springsteen Tickets from Ticketmaster Resale Website Are Sent Refund Claim Forms by FTC
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An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission has mailed claim forms to 1,174 consumers who are eligible for refunds because they allegedly were steered from the Ticketmaster website to...
Canada, Inc., d/b/a National Yellowpages Online, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3262
United Credit Adjusters, Inc., et al., FTC
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3211
FTC Sends Redress Checks to Victims of Remote Response; Bogus Advance-Fee Credit Card Operation Targeted Hispanic Consumers
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Beginning today, a claims administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission will mail more than 22,000 checks to consumers who were victims of a deceptive telemarketing operation called Remote...
Remote Response Corporation, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
052 3137
Payment Processing Company's Former President Settles with FTC and Seven States; Company Debited More than $200 Million from Consumers' Bank Accounts
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The former president of a payment processing company has agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission and seven states for his role in an operation that allegedly debited more than...
FTC Shines a Light on Company's Deceptive Claims for its LED Bulbs
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The Federal Trade Commission has sued a California-based light bulb manufacturer and its principals to stop them from misleading consumers by exaggerating the light output and life expectancy of its...
Its Time to Talk to Your Child About Underage Drinking
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As kids across the nation return to school, the Federal Trade Commission is launching the 2010 “We Don’t Serve Teens” consumer education campaign, which warns of the hazards of underage drinking. The...
Payday Loan Defendant Settles FTC Charges; Illegally Tried to Garnish Borrowers' Wages
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One of the owners of a payday loan and debt collection operation has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges for his role in a scheme that illegally tried to garnish borrowers’ wages and...
FTC Obtains Court Order Requiring Credit Repair Operation To Stop False Claims; Family-Run Scam Surrenders Cars, Houses and Real Estate in Florida and South America
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A credit repair operation has agreed to stop making false claims and stop charging up-front fees under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission. The settlement is part of an ongoing crackdown on...
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