Tag Archives: FTC
Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps
Google hit with FTC complaint over ‘inappropriate’ kids apps By Alyssa Newcomb The Federal Trade Commission is being asked to investigate how apps that may violate federal privacy laws that dictate the data that can be collected on children ended …
FTC Deceptive Advertising Complaint Settled
FTC Deceptive Advertising Complaint Settled By WholeFoods Magazine Staff The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says a network of online marketers and the three people behind it have agreed to settle charges they sold more than 40 weight-loss, muscle-building, and wrinkle-reduction …
Crackdown On Fake News Sites
The FTC believes Fake News Sites constitute deceptive and unfair trade practices, as indicated by the FTC’s accelerated crackdown on affiliates of a popular diet drink with aggressive weight loss claims.
LifeLock coughs up $96m to FTC in false ad claim deal
Identity theft / protection alert biz LifeLock coughs up $96m to FTC in false ad claim deal – settlement dumps company into the red.
FTC Reviewing VW’s ‘Clean Diesel’ Ads for Fraudulent Claims
The Federal Trade Commission is now reviewing whether car manufacturer Volkswagen’s advertising campaign touting its “Clean Diesel” engines amount to fraud – adding a new avenue for U.S. regulators to punish the German automaker for its emissions-rigging deception.
FTC Ruling ‘Bans Biodegradable’ on Products
The Federal Trade Commission has ruled that ECM BioFilms acted deceptively by making false and unsubstantiated environmental claims by saying its product is biodegradable.
Apple Bans Hundreds of iPhone Apps
Way to be proactive Apple! This week Apple removed hundreds of apps from the iTunes App Store that secretly collected personal information from anyone who downloaded them.
FTC declines to probe whether ads for `diet’ products are deceptive
Federal Trade Commission officials have rejected a consumer group’s call for an investigation into whether Coca-Cola, Pepsico and other manufacturers have falsely advertised that artificially sweetened soft drinks and food products help people lose weight.
FTC to Host Workshop on Online Lead Generation
The FTC sure keeps themselves busy! Last month was a workshop on Homeopathic Medicine & Advertising, this month’s is about Lead Generation and in January will be PrivacyCon. Follow the Lead: An FTC Workshop on Lead Generation set for October 30th, 2015 – the workshop will focus on “the consumer protection issues raised by the practices of the lead generation industry, and what consumers and businesses should know and do to address them
PrivacyCon Coming 2016
The FTC’s PrivacyCon is set for January 2016 with goal being a premier privacy research event that will support the advancement of understanding of security and privacy issues for the digital age.
