Sentences with phrase «federal trade commission told»

On that last point, two former top staffers at the Federal Trade Commission told the Washington Post Sunday that Facebook may be in serious violation of a privacy consent decree it agreed to back in 2011 that they helped craft.

Last year, after the Food and Drug Administration and Federal Trade Commission told the four biggest manufacturers of alcoholic energy drinks the caffeine in their beverages was... Continue Reading

The Federal Trade Commission tells teachers that under COPPA they can act in lieu of parents to grant permission for children under the age of 13 to provide personal information to commercial Web sites.

Credit Bureaus say credit repair doesn't work and it's all a scam, the Federal Trade Commission tells people (and so do the credit bureaus) that there is nothing they can do that you can't do yourself.

Not exact matches

«Because it is such a massive economy and so important, it has the power to create what becomes, in a way, a global standard,» former Federal Trade Commission Commissioner Bill Kovacic told me.

The Federal Trade Commission, for example, recently told retailers to stop labeling and advertising rayon textiles as eco-friendly bamboo.

If you feel a debt collector is acting unlawfully, tell them to stop, document the behavior, and file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.

I called and told them I wanted to full refund and would report them to the Federal Trade Commission.

If a lender ever tells you this or tries to include the cost of credit insurance in your loan without properly disclosing it, you should report them to the Federal Trade Commission.

The Federal Reserve and the Federal Trade Commission, agencies that created the rule, «chocked the life out of this promising consumer reform,» he told the Post.

The Telemarketing Sales Rule, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission, requires companies that sell debt relief services to explain their fees and tell you about any conditions on their services before you sign up; it also prohibits companies that sell debt relief services by phone from charging a fee before they settle or reduce your debt.

The latest entry is Docket Alarm, which allows for real - time tracking of any docket you tell it to follow and full - text search of federal, bankruptcy, patent trial board, and international trade commission decisions.

If a lender ever tells you this or tries to include the cost of credit insurance in your loan without properly disclosing it, you should report them to the Federal Trade Commission.

Although a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) probe into any deal of this size is standard, two people familiar with the investigation tell the Financial Times that the Instagram deal could be under the microscope for anything from six to twelve months.

Two former employees of the Federal Trade Commission have now told The Post that it's quite possible that Facebook violated a 2011 agreement with the agency to notify and offer users an out when there is an effort to use their personal information in a way not in line with their privacy settings.

Facebook got into trouble with the Federal Trade Commission in 2011 for telling users that third - party apps could not access their data.

A recent featured article on Workforce.com — «Background Screening Firms Face Increased Scrutiny» — tells how background check firms are being watched more closely in the wake of a $ 2.6 million civil penalty against a leading screening firm by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

The Internet has changed but not diminished the role real estate brokers play in helping buyers close real estate transactions successfully, a former president of the U.S. - based National Association of Realtors told a workshop on competition in the real estate industry sponsored by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division recently.