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US: FTC Chairman releases annual highlights

 |  March 28, 2019
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Joe Simons released the agency’s 2018 Annual Highlights on Thursday, highlighting the FTC’s ongoing efforts to protect the interests of consumers and promote a competitive marketplace.

“The FTC has continued to focus on areas that have the greatest consumer impact, including health care, technology, and consumer products and services,” said Chairman Simons. “In addition to stopping anticompetitive mergers and conduct, we are committed to pursuing vigorous enforcement and meaningful relief against consumer fraud, illegal robocalls, and privacy violations.”

The FTC’s Highlights report describes some of the agency’s most notable enforcement actions, policy and advocacy initiatives, and education and outreach programs in the past year.

A copy of the full report can be found here.

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