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WEBFTC Staff Issue Report on Multi-Level Marketing Income Disclosures. Date. September 4, 2024. The staff of the Federal Trade Commission have issued a report that details findings from a review of income disclosure statements from 70 …
FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by CafePress’s Data …
WEB3 days ago · The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $370,000 to consumers who were harmed by the data security failures of online merchandise platform CafePress.
FTC Staff Report Finds Large Social Media and Video Streaming …
WEB1 day ago · A new Federal Trade Commission staff report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services shows they engaged in vast surveillance of consume.
FTC Announces Rule Banning Noncompetes | Federal Trade Commission
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation.
New FTC Data Shows Massive Increase in Losses to Bitcoin ATM …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · New data from the Federal Trade Commission shows a massive increase in the amount of money consumers report losing to scammers involving Bitcoin ATM machines. Since 2020, the amount consumers reported losing has increased nearly tenfold to over $110 million in 2023.
FTC Launches Inquiry into Supply Chain Disruptions
WEBNov 29, 2021 · The Federal Trade Commission is ordering nine large retailers, wholesalers, and consumer good suppliers to provide detailed information that will help the FTC shed light on the causes behind ongoing supply chain disruptions and how these disruptions are causing serious and ongoing hardships for consumers and harming competition in the U.S. economy.
FTC Proposes New Protections to Combat AI Impersonation of …
WEBFeb 15, 2024 · Agency finalizes rule banning government and impersonation fraud and seeks to extend protections to individuals. The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking that would prohibit the impersonation of individuals.
FTC Expands Patent Listing Challenges, Targeting More Than 300 …
WEBApr 30, 2024 · Today, the Federal Trade Commission expanded its campaign against pharmaceutical manufacturers’ improper or inaccurate listing of patents in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book, disputing junk patent listings for diabetes, weight loss, asthma, and COPD drugs, including Novo Nordisk Inc.’s blockbuster weight-loss drug ...
FTC Orders Shut Down Unauthorized Billing and Credit Card …
WEB4 days ago · At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court today approved settlements that will require the forfeiture of assets valued at about $40 million from a group of defendants who allegedly defrauded consumers nationwide by enrolling them, without their knowledge, into continuity plans …
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