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The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has accepted two separate settlements with the operators of a bogus business opportunity venture. In separate settlements, one settlement with Jesse Alper and the other...

Publication of �鶹��ý Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a �鶹��ý Register notice concerning the Rules and Regulations Under the Hobby Protection Act (Rule). As detailed...

On October 28, 2002, the �鶹��ý Trade Commission staff submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on its July 2002 Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA)...

FTC staff participating in antitrust and consumer protection symposium: Several FTC staff members will be participating in the 2004 Antitrust and Consumer Protection Symposium, which is being...

CSCT, Inc., John Armstrong, and Michael Reynolds, defendants in a bogus cancer cure lawsuit, are banned from marketing and selling their cancer treatment as part of a settlement with the �鶹��ý Trade...

Commission approval of amicus brief filing: The Commission has approved the filing of an amicus brief in Willes v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., et al. No 03-35848 (9th Cir.). At issue in this...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has been working to protect consumers from illegal lending practices through enforcement actions and consumer education, Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of...

Chief Administrative Law Judge Stephen J. McGuire today released the public version of his initial decision in the matter of Rambus. The decision sets forth his rationale for concluding that the FTC...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission staff today announced the results of a sweep of 12 funeral homes in the Canton, Ohio area to test for compliance with the FTC’s Funeral Rule. The sweep found that only one...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking technical information that could assist in creating a plan and timetable for establishing a National Do Not E-mail...

�鶹��ý Trade Commission Chairman Timothy J. Muris has named Nancy Ness Judy the new Director of the agency’s Office of Public Affairs. In her new position, Ms. Judy will manage OPA’s day-to-day...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission today announced a settlement with RHI AG (RHI) to resolve charges that RHI has violated provisions of an FTC order issued in 2001. Under the terms of the settlement, RHI...

The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) today presented the 2004 Privacy Leadership Award to �鶹��ý Trade Commissioner Orson Swindle. The IAPP cited the Commissioner's deep...

The �鶹��ý Trade Commission will host a public workshop, “Monitoring Software on Your PC: Spyware, Adware, and Other Software,” on April 19, 2004, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. The workshop will...

UMG Recordings, Inc. and Bonzi Software, Inc. each have agreed to settle �鶹��ý Trade Commission charges that they violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by knowingly...

Publication of �鶹��ý Register notice: The Commission has approved the publication of a �鶹��ý Register notice concerning the rule on prohibition against circumventing treatment as a nationwide...

The Tenth Circuit’s ruling represents a major victory for American consumers. In upholding the constitutionality of the National Do Not Call Registry, the court has made it clear that the FTC and FCC...

Commission authorization to file consent in settlement of court action: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a consent order resolving the current court action against defendant Shaun...

Chief Administrative Law Judge Stephen J. McGuire today issued his initial decision and order in the matter of Rambus, Inc. The order states "Accordingly, Complaint Counsel having failed to sustain...

Commission authorization of the staff to file amended complaint: The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Assail, Inc., et al. The...