October 30, 2015
In a far-reaching decision, the Federal Trade Commission recently sent a message to companies that promote their plastic products as biodegradable: Don’t do it without scientific evidence to show that the products will completely decompose within five years — a very high hurdle.
October 30, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission’s approach to regulating how companies protect data remains a work in progress and can be hard to figure out.
October 30, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission was aggressive on regulating cigarette advertising and may be preparing to follow suit on electronic cigarettes. The agency is making plans for extensive study of the...
October 30, 2015
The current Congress isn't even half over but there's one thing that's fairly certain about the next one, there will be a new chairman of the House committee that oversees the Federal Trade...
October 30, 2015
As lawmakers debate ways both to protect cars that use increasingly sophisticated data-collection technology from hackers and to boost privacy protections in the vehicles, the Federal Trade...
October 30, 2015
On a recent rainy October afternoon, Maureen Ohlhausen sat in the seventh-floor conference room of a downtown office building, surrounded by roughly two dozen women lawyers eating boxed lunches.
October 30, 2015
Liquor-store shelves are beginning to groan under the weight of new craft beers. These beers have introduced Americans to unusual new flavorings such as extra malt, lemon, and peaches; and to...
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