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Helping you answer consumers’ privacy questions

Lesley Fair
Even for people who work on the most arcane frontiers of technology, there is a line of questioning that leaves them scratching their heads wondering where to begin. It’s when a colleague, friend, or
Business Blog

FTC and FDA warn marketers about fertility-related products

Lesley Fair
People facing infertility have a lot to think about in exploring the options available to them. But one thing that shouldn’t be on that list are unapproved products that make questionable claims to
Business Blog

Updating you on FTC privacy and data security initiatives

Lesley Fair
When it comes to consumer privacy and data security, your clients and colleagues want the word on what’s been happening at the FTC – and they want it in an accessible, to-the-point format. The agency
Business Blog

An open statement about BCP closing letters

Lesley Fair
The FTC takes a practical approach to its mission of protecting America’s consumers. That typically means law enforcement actions to challenge companies’ unfair or deceptive acts or practices. But
Business Blog

FTC and states challenge ISP Frontier’s speed claims

Lesley Fair
Like the fighter pilots in the 80s action flick “Top Gun,†consumers selecting among internet service providers “feel the need – the need for speed.†In a just-filed lawsuit, the FTC and seven law
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FTC and CBD: Latest case challenges unproven health claims

Lesley Fair
It’s not like the FTC to dive in to a major law enforcement initiative, make a splash, and then leave the pool. If industry members thought December’s Operation CBDeceit was the end of the agency’s
Data Spotlight

Cryptocurrency buzz drives record investment scam losses

Emma Fletcher
Investing in cryptocurrency means taking on risks, but getting scammed shouldn’t be one of them. Reports to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel 1 suggest scammers are cashing in on the buzz around
Business Blog

Nixing the Fix report explores consumer repair issues

Lesley Fair
Consumers looking to get their products repaired at independent repair shops or with some DIY often find themselves in a fix. Nixing the Fix: An FTC Report to Congress on Repair Restrictions examines
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Lights up for the FTC’s Dark Patterns workshop

Lesley Fair
What’s that illumination you see just ahead? It’s the FTC’s virtual workshop Bringing Dark Patterns to Light, beginning this morning at 10:30 Eastern Time. You can watch the webcast from a link on the
Business Blog

First FTC case filed under new COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act

Lesley Fair
Congress passed a law in December 2020 – the COVID-19 Consumer Protection Act – that imposes monetary penalties on violators. The Department of Justice and the FTC just brought their first action
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Holding fast to the protections of the Holder Rule

Lesley Fair
The FTC’s long-standing Holder Rule requires businesses to include a special notice in credit contracts that gives consumers certain protections. Today, a Staff Note reiterates the Commission’s
Competition Matters

Physician Group and Healthcare Facility Merger Study

Michael G. Vita, Deputy Director Research and Management, Bureau of Economics
On January 14, 2020, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Trade Commission (FTC) ordered six insurance companies to provide information that will allow the agency to study the effects of consummated physician group and