Political gridlock could prevent FTC from getting disgorgement powers
Congressional backers of giving the Federal Trade Commission more powers to recover ill-gotten gains will need a host of skills. But the most important one may be ensuring they can count to 60.
Protecting businesses from telemarketing scams
The Federal Trade Commission has long protected individual consumers from scams, but now it’s devoting more attention to scams that target businesses. This reflects a fundamental broadening of the agency’s sense of its mission.
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FTC cracks down on false 'biodegradable' product claims
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...
Regulating data security remains a balancing act for commissioners
The Federal Trade Commission’s approach to regulating how companies protect data remains a work in progress and can be hard to figure out.
FTC to study e-cigarettes with eye toward regulation
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...
Shimkus, Walden vying for Commerce panel head
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...
FTC sharply criticizes draft proposal on auto privacy and security
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...
Ohlhausen to women lawyers: 'Don't hide your light under a bushel'
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.
FTC BRIEFS
- FDA naming proposal would decrease competition, FTC says
- FTC officials shine light on efforts to combat senior abuse
- Privacy regulators sign cooperative data-sharing agreement
- FTC ends probe of Walmart ‘Made in USA’ claims
- Weissman leaving FTC, returning to private practice
- Sprint to pay fine for misleading consumers on excess charges
- LifeLock reaches agreement on FTC lawsuit