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4.1KSecurity & FraudFTC Says Scammers Targeting Attorneys, Doctors, Other License Holders
The Federal Trade Commission is warning that scammers have been setting their sights on attorneys, accountants, doctors and other holders of state...
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2.9KRetailCalifornia Naturel Misled Consumers, Says FTC
California Naturel falsely advertised that its sunscreen as “all natural,” the FTC said Monday. In a release, the FTC noted that the...
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2.3KRetailFTC: Warner Bros Must Disclose Payments Made
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Monday (Nov. 21) that it has approved a final order that requires Warner Bros. Home Entertainment...
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2.3KRetailLumos Labs, Lumosity Creator, Picks Back Up
Lumos Labs, the maker of the app Lumosity, hopes to start next year on a new foot after a rocky start to...
- Mobile Commerce
Judge: Amazon Must Reimburse Parents For Children’s Charges
They made it too easy. That’s what a federal judge has decided Amazon did, making it too simple for children to purchase...
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5.2KRegulationFTC On NetSpend: Company Hit Consumers With Misleading Claims For Prepaid Cards
The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday (Nov. 10) that NetSpend Corp. has been misleading to consumers of its prepaid cards, with...
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1.4KRegulationLawmakers Ask FTC To Regulate Apps
The ranking member of the Antitrust Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Rep. Henry “Hank” Johnson (D-GA), and other lawmakers have...
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3.7KNewsFTC Acts to Stop Global Internet Extortion Plot
In one of the latest legal twists on hackers who hold hardware and software and the data held within for ransom, Courthousenews.com...
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3.8KSecurity & FraudFTC To Return Close To $20 Million To Scam Victims
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Tuesday (Sept. 27) it will return close to $20 million to more than 145,000 consumers around...
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2.8KRegulationFTC Submits Progress Report To The Senate
The FTC presented a written report of its recent work to the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and requested...
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4.1KSecurity & FraudBad Guys Are Scamming People And Then Selling Victims’ Information
The bad guys aren’t happy just scamming people. It turns out they are also sharing their victims’ information with other unscrupulous people....
- 4.7KRegulation
FTC: NutraClick’s Billing Practices Must Change
Nutritional supplement marketer NutraClick has settled charges of unfair billing of consumers and must change its billing practices, the Federal Trade Commission...
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2.9KRegulationFTC Bans Payday Debt Relief Operation From Industry
A debt relief operation, which went by the names “Payday Support Center” and “Infinity Client Solutions,” has been banned by the Federal...
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3.8KSecurity & FraudFTC Awards $9.7M To Credit Card Billing Scam Victims
Victims of an illegal credit card billing scam have started receiving checks from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC said it has...
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5.5KMobile CommerceMobile Advertiser Faces Fines For Illegally Tracking 100 Million Phones
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has announced $950,000 in fines for Singpore-based InMobi. The digital advertising firm tracked the locations of hundreds...
- Security & Fraud
FTC Warns Of Mobile Phone ID Hacking
Mobile phones have become the latest target of hackers, according to a new note published on the FTC’s website by Lorrie Cranor, the...
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4.1KSecurity & FraudThe NFC Taps The FTC To Seek Anti-Trust Investigation Against PCI Over EMV
The National Retail Federation has asked the FTC to investigate the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council on the grounds that...
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Durbin Takes Aim At Card Networks Over Chip Cards
Dick Durbin is not very pleased with EMVCo. Ars Technica reports that, last week, the Illinois senator sent a strongly worded letter...
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3.9KRetailJudge Just Says No To Staples-Office Depot Merger — Why Every Retailer Should Pay Attention
The merger between Staples and Home Depot is over — and not in the ways either party were hoping for when the...
- Retail
Judge Rules Against Staples-Office Depot Merger
The bad news hammer (or gavel) has dropped on Staples and Office Depot. Late in the day yesterday (May 10), a U.S....
- Security & Fraud
FTC Wants Security Details From Mobile Device Makers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is running a security check on mobile devices. The agency announced yesterday (May 9) that it has...
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4.4KSecurity & FraudFTC Returns Another Batch Of Debt Scam Payments
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is returning $1.87 million to consumers who lost money to a fraudulent Canadian telemarketing operation that promised...
- eCommerce
Judge: $26M Ruling On Amazon’s In-App Charges Too High
It appears that Amazon has gotten to make a return of its own — in the form of an initial penalty recommended...
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7.2KRegulationVenmo Is Facing An FTC Investigation
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Venmo in an effort to determine if the P2P service has been involved in “deceptive or...
- Amazon
Judge: Amazon Liable For Hidden In-App Charges
A federal judge has ruled on the side of the FTC in a case about Amazon charging customers for making in-app purchases....
- Regulation
FinTech Regulation Gains Traction Across The Pond
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority bows next month – and here’s how the fostering of innovation at the corporate level may catch...
- Retail
Judge Pushes For Settlement In Staples-FTC Battle Over Office Depot Merger
The battle over a proposed Staples-Office Depot merge — and whether such a merge would give Staple undue market dominance in the...
- 5.6KSecurity & Fraud
FTC Returns $596K in ‘Phantom’ Payday Loan Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday (April 6) that it would be mailing more than 1,700 checks — totaling more than $596,000...
- 3.5KSecurity & Fraud
FTC Halts Payday Loan Debt Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday (March 30) that it requested, along with the Illinois attorney general, and was granted, a request from a federal...
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7.3KInternet of ThingsFTC On IoT: Attempting To Reign In The Wild West (of Things)
When it comes to IoT, the possibilities seem endless, along with the security issues. In PYMNTS’ March Internet of Things Tracker, sponsored...
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6.9KInternet of ThingsHow To Protect Consumers From IoT Vulnerabilities? The FTC Weighs In
When it comes to IoT, the possibilities seem endless, along with the security issues. In PYMNTS’ March Internet of Things Tracker, sponsored...
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11.7KSecurity & FraudFTC Warns App Developers About Software Privacy Risk
The Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters to 12 app developers that have installed software that can monitor the microphones that are...
- Retail
Is Amazon After An Office Depot Supply Deal?
As the Staples and Office Depot merger continues to struggle to overcome the FTC’s attempts to block the deal, a new player...
- Retail
Lord & Taylor Settles With FTC Over Paid Posts
Facing charges that it deceived consumers with paid ads that were presented as objective articles, Lord & Taylor has opted to settle...
- 2.8KSecurity & Fraud
FTC Nabs Brokers For Selling Consumers’ Bank Credentials
The Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday (March 9) that it requested, and a federal district court granted, bans on seven people,...
- 4.9KSecurity & Fraud
FTC Orders Payment Card Data Security Screenings
The Federal Trade Commission said on Monday (March 7) that it has issued orders to nine companies in an effort to get...
- 6.6KSecurity & Fraud
Debt Collection Tops ID Theft On FTC Complaint List
Among the key subjects of complaints that washed over the Federal Trade Commission’s Consumer Sentinel Network last year included debt collection, identity...
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3.8KSecurity & FraudFTC/Data Broker Settle Over Selling Scammers’ Bank Account Data
Defendants accused of intentionally brokering hundreds of thousands of consumers’ sensitive data have settled their case brought by the Federal Trade Commission....
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7.9KSecurity & FraudFTC Sends Money To Payday Loan Scam Victims
In the wake of a payday lending scam that swindled money from consumers, the Federal Trade Commission is sending checks to consumers...
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5.4KSecurity & FraudBluefin Settles With FTC Over Credit Card Payment Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday (Feb. 11) a settlement agreement with Capital Payments, perhaps better known as Bluefin Payment Systems,...
- 5.0KSecurity & Fraud
FBI Charges Race Car Driver In Alleged Payday Lending Scheme
In what has been held up as one of the biggest criminal cases to be brought against a payday lender, The Wall...
- 3.9KMobile Commerce
FTC’s Guide On ‘The Era Of Big Data’
The Federal Trade Commission earlier this week released a report focused on Big Data. The report, titled “Big Data: A Tool for...
- 4.5KNews
Online Payday Lenders Pay Up Over Deceptive Fees
A duo of payday lenders have settled charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that they charged consumers in the United States...
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4.3KSecurity & FraudWhat Will FTC’s PrivacyCon Deliver?
Next week, on Jan. 14, the FTC will hold an event that’s being pitched as the “first of its kind” for the...
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12.8KNewsOracle Reaches Deal With FTC Over Customer Hacking
The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday (Dec. 21) that software vendor Oracle has agreed to settle on the charges filed against it...
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5.6KNewsLifeLock Writes $113M Check To Settle FTC Charges
LifeLock, the identity security company under fire for allegedly not delivering on security promises, has agreed to pay as much as $113...
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FTC Tackles Online Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission announced Tuesday (Dec. 8) the appointment of an Internet privacy and security expert as its new chief technologist....
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FTC May Halt Staples-Office Depot Deal
The Staples acquisition of Office Depot is far from being a done deal, it appears. The most recent rumblings on the move...
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EU Eyes Privacy Watchdog Clause In US Data Pact
The flow of personal data is something that can easily be taken for granted in an era of lightning-fast Wi-Fi connections, always-on...
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1.8KNewsFTC Issues Chip Card Scam Alert
The Federal Trade Commission is warning of a series of scams aimed at taking advantage of consumers who have yet to receive...
