TRUSTe Settles FTC Charges it Deceived Consumers Through Its Privacy Seal Program
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TRUSTe provides seals to businesses that meet specific requirements for consumer privacy programs that it administers.
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Partial Dissent of Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen - In the Matter of True Ultimate Standards Everywhere, Inc. (“TRUSTe”)
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By
Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former Commissioner and Former Acting Chair
Matter Number
132 3219
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Partial Dissent of Commissioner Ohlhausen
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Statement of Chairwoman Ramirez, Commissioner Brill, and Commissioner McSweeny - In the Matter of True Ultimate Standards Everywhere, Inc. (TRUSTe)
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman;
Julie Brill, Former Commissioner;
Terrell McSweeny, Former Commissioner
Matter Number
132 3219
FTC Alleges Debt Brokers Illegally Exposed Personal Information of Tens of Thousands of Consumers on the Internet
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has ordered two debt sellers that posted the sensitive personal information of more than 70,000 consumers online to notify the consumers...
FTC Says AT&T Has Misled Millions of Consumers with ‘Unlimited’ Data Promises
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FTC's complaint says that AT&T charged customers for “unlimited” data plans while reducing their data speeds, in some cases by nearly 90 percent.
At FTC’s Request, Court Shuts Down New York-Based Tech Support Scam Business
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(CORRECTED) At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has shut down a company that scammed computer users by tricking them into paying hundreds of dollars for technical support...
FTC Provides Comment to NHTSA on Privacy and Vehicle-To-Vehicle Communications
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The Federal Trade Commission filed a comment on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking related to vehicle-to-vehicle communications. As the lead...
Defendants in Massive Spam Text Message, Robocalling and Mobile Cramming Scheme to Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC Charges
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A series of defendants will pay approximately $10 million to the Federal Trade Commission to settle charges that they operated a massive scam that sent unwanted text messages to millions of consumers...
Federal Trade Commission Appoints Ashkan Soltani as Chief Technologist
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Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez has appointed Ashkan Soltani as the agency’s Chief Technologist, succeeding Dr. Latanya Sweeney, who is returning to Harvard University, where she...
AT&T to Pay $80 Million to FTC for Consumer Refunds in Mobile Cramming Case
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Consumers who believe they were charged without their authorization can visit www.ftc.gov/att to submit a refund claim.
Public Statement
Interview with FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators”
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Sep23
Butterfly Labs Twitter Chat
FTC Hosts Twitter Chat, Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 3:00 PM EDT FTC staff will answer questions about its Butterfly Labs case on Twitter at 3 p.m. today. Follow @FTC, and tweet questions with the...
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