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2 Aug 2009, 11:32 am
FTC is Following Through In early April of this year, a number of consumer advocates (including Attorney General Eric Holder, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and others) announced that they planned to increase enforcement against people preying on distressed homeowners. [read post]
7 Feb 2011, 4:30 pm
The FTC alleged that the companies’ failure to employ reasonable and appropriate measures to secure the personal information they maintain and sell is an unfair practice in violation of Sec. 5 of the FTC Act.The resellers allegedly violated the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Safeguards Rule by failing to design and implement information safeguards to control the risks to consumer information; to regularly test or monitor the effectiveness of their controls and procedures; to evaluate and adjust their… [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 11:00 am
In a separate letter, Schumer also called on FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz to examine how this new technology fits in with existing consumer privacy regulations. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 6:00 am
The Honorable Jon Leibowitz Chairman, Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20580 Dear Chairman Leibowitz, I write today to express my grave concern over the marketing of certain alcoholic beverages which seem explicitly designed to attract underage drinkers. [read post]
18 Oct 2012, 6:37 am
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz stated that the Green Guides will benefit the competitive marketplace: “The FTC’s changes to the Green Guides will level the playing field for honest business people and it is one reason why we had such broad support. [read post]
5 Dec 2013, 11:23 am
” This group has been spearheaded by major telecommunications providers and headed by Washington insiders, including former chairman of the FTC Jon Leibowitz and former US Representative Mary Bono. [read post]
6 Mar 2013, 9:30 pm
In a mobile industry growing at what former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Jon Leibowitz described as “breathtaking speed,” the FTC staff issued a new report setting forth guidelines to ensure that consumer privacy protection keeps pace with technological innovation. [read post]
12 Aug 2010, 7:38 pm
"With this rule we'll be taking a major step towards cleaning up the Wild West of debt settlement," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz says. [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 7:13 am
The Senate also confirmed FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz to a second term. [read post]
1 Mar 2011, 6:44 am
Amy Klobuchar and Mark Pryor wrote to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz asking the Commission to look into these practices. [read post]
7 Mar 2009, 1:19 pm
Leibowitz also announced that the settlement of this surreal antitrust action “allows the FTC to shift resources to other important matters. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 11:08 am
“Simply put, your computer is your property; no one has the right to put anything on it that you don’t want,” said FTC chairman Jon Leibowitz speaking at a press conference this morning. [read post]
1 Dec 2010, 10:43 am
“Technological and business ingenuity have spawned a whole new online culture and vocabulary—email, IMs, apps and blogs—that consumers have come to expect and enjoy,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. [read post]
6 Mar 2009, 8:00 am
"As a result of this settlement, American consumers will see more choices and lower prices for organic foods," said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 12:47 pm
The current FTC chairman, Jon Leibowitz, has made clear his determination to step up regulation of online data use, advertising, “blogola,” and child protection, just to name a few of the hot topics in Internet policy. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 12:34 pm
“In truth, the protection they provided left such a large hole … that you could drive that truck through it,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, referring to a Lifelock TV ad showing a truck painted with the CEO’s Social Security number driving around city streets. [read post]
9 Aug 2012, 11:23 am
“The record-setting penalty in this matter sends a clear message to all companies under an FTC privacy order,” said Jon Leibowitz, FTC chairman. [read post]
29 Nov 2011, 9:57 am
.” “The most important thing here is to ensure consumer privacy going forward,” Jon Leibowitz, the FTC chairman, said in a conference call with reporters. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 2:54 pm
” At that time, the senators requested information on: (1) FTC efforts to enforce the Petroleum Market Manipulation Rule since it was finalized in 2009; (2) steps taken or planned to be taken by the Commission in response to recent price volatility in the petroleum market; and (3) FTC current and planned efforts to work with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other agencies to prevent fraud or deceit in the petroleum market.In light of substantial increases in crude oil and refined… [read post]
17 Feb 2012, 12:33 pm
Companies that operate in the mobile marketplace provide great benefits, but they must step up to the plate and provide easily accessible, basic information so that parents can make informed decisions about the apps their kids use," FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said in a statement.The FTC noted that the various app stores create their own age ratings and that these guidelines are often not consistent. [read post]
