Julie Brill chosen for Federal Trade Commission
Boston Globe - Thu Nov 19, 9:48 am ETPresident Barack Obama has selected former Vermont Assistant Attorney General Julie Brill to join the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.
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FTC: Online Check-writing Service Not Authenticating Users
PC World via Yahoo! News - Wed Nov 18, 4:20 pm ETThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a civil contempt complaint against an online check-writing service, saying the company continues to allow customers to create and e-mail checks without verification of their identities.
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Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue
WTOL 11 Toledo - Thu Nov 19, 5:01 pm ETPre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program.
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Pre-Paid Legal Services says FTC may sue
Channel 8 San Diego - Thu Nov 19, 4:59 pm ETPre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program.
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FTC lodges charge against BlueHippo
The Cleburne News - Thu Nov 19, 1:13 pm ETThe Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to issue a contempt order against BlueHippo, a company that collected more than $15 million from consumers based on claims that it would finance their purchases of new computers, but delivered neither the financing nor the financed computers, in violation of a 2008 court order.
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FTC: Online check-writing service not authenticating users
Network World - Thu Nov 19, 4:58 am ETThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a civil contempt complaint against an online check-writing service, saying the company continues to allow customers to create and e-mail checks without verification of their identities.
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FTC: Online check-writing service not authenticating users
IT World - Wed Nov 18, 4:47 pm ETThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a civil contempt complaint against an online check-writing service, saying the company continues to allow customers to create and e-mail checks without verification of their identities.
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Obama names Brill to FTC
The News & Observer - Tue Nov 17, 11:06 am ETPresident Barack Obama has nominated North Carolina’s top consumer advocate for a position on the Federal Trade Commission.
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FTC warns Web sellers of unproven flu products
Network World - Tue Nov 17, 4:59 am ETThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to 10 Web site operators who have made what the agency called "questionable" claims that products they're selling can prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 flu, often called swine flu.
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FTC warns Web sellers of unproven flu products
IT World - Mon Nov 16, 3:46 pm ETThe U.S. Federal Trade Commission has sent warning letters to 10 Web site operators who have made what the agency called "questionable" claims that products they're selling can prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 flu, often called swine flu.
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Schumer: Feds To Crack Down On Phony Flu Products
WCBS-TV New York - Tue Nov 17, 2:35 pm ETSen. Charles Schumer said the federal government was notifying 10 companies in a crackdown on phony remedies to the swine flu now on the market. The Federal Trade Commission action followed Schumer's request earlier this month to address what he calls gimmicks and fake cures. He says the products threaten efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible. Schumer said Tuesday the FTC effort was a ...
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FTC Settlements Bar Deceptive Online Marketing of "Free" Internet Auction Kits
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FTC Charges Online Check Writing Marketers with Contempt
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FTC Issues Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) for Fiscal Year 2009
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Federal Regulators Issue Final Model Privacy Notice Form
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FTC Warns Internet Peddlers that Marketing Unproven H1N1 Flu Products May Be Illegal
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