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By Commerce Newswire Report | Nov 30, 2022
In August of this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that they were exploring rules to crack down on harmful commercial surveillance and lax data security. In what the FTC called its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR), the agency sought public comments on the harms of businesses collecting, analyzing and monetizing information about people. NetChoice, a trade association of leading internet businesses, raised concerns not about cracking down on commercial surveillance and data security, but that the FTC is not the proper government body to implement these rules and/or regulations.
By Commerce Newswire | Oct 20, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and several Oversight Committee Republicans are pressing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Kahn over the FTC’s use of unpaid consultants and experts. An investigation by the FTC Inspector General (OIG) ...
By Federal Newswire | Oct 6, 2022
Tijuana resident Alexis Castillo Padilla has entered a guilty plea in federal court to charges related to a scheme aimed at defrauding interstate carriers and brokers within the trucking industry.
By Press release submission | Sep 21, 2022
Grassley Presses Justice Dept., FTC On Need For Vigorous Antitrust Enforcement In Ag, Prescription Drug Industries At Oversight Hearing
By Press release submission | Aug 12, 2022
Leader Rodgers Statement on Commissioner Phillips’ Departure from the FTC
By Federal Newswire | Aug 4, 2022
BC Flynn Contracting Corp. and Axion Specialty Contracting LLC have entered guilty pleas in a federal court in Connecticut, admitting to their involvement in a conspiracy to rig bids on insulation contracts.
By Federal Newswire | Jul 8, 2022
Vanessa Roberts Avery, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced the sentencing of William Sacco, a former project manager for a Massachusetts-based mechanical contractor.
By Press release submission | Jun 21, 2022
Murray, Cantwell, Casey Call on FTC to Investigate Price Gouging of Infant Formula
By Press release submission | Jun 17, 2022
Chairs Pallone, Scott Urge FTC to Prevent Online Price Gouging of Baby Formula
By DOL Newswire | Jun 15, 2022
News Release: (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, and Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), Chair of the Senate HELP Subcommittee on Children and Families, urged...
By Press release submission | May 31, 2022
Wicker Raises Concern Over Chair Khan’s Leadership After Recent FTC Staff Survey
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
Wicker Raises Concern Over Chair Khan’s Leadership After Recent FTC Staff Survey
By Press release submission | May 27, 2022
Cantwell, Grassley Want New Enforcement Authority for FTC to Fight Unfair Drug Pricing Practices and Provide More Transparency
By DOJ Newswire | May 26, 2022
News Release: The Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced a settlement that, if approved by a federal court, will require Twitter Inc. to pay $150 million in civil penalties and implement robust compliance measures to protect users’ data privacy. The settlement will resolve ...
By Federal Newswire | May 19, 2022
A former employee of the Department of Energy's Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been found guilty in connection with a scheme to defraud the United States.
By Press release submission | May 9, 2022
Cantwell-Led Bill Would Restore FTC Authority to Return Billions to Consumers Ripped off by Scams, Fraud, Deception
By DOJ Newswire | May 6, 2022
News Release: Today, the Department of Justice, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), announced that Kohl’s Inc. (Kohl’s) and Walmart Inc. (Walmart) have agreed to pay $2.5 million and $3 million in civil penalties, respectively, in as part of settlements to resolve allegations that Kohl’s and Walmart ...
By Press release submission | May 3, 2022
Commerce Committee Report Underscores Need for Congress to Restore FTC Authority to Return Billions to Consumers Ripped off by Scams, Fraud, Deception
