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6 Apr 2010, 1:17 pm
Ramirez, Brill Sworn In as New Federal Trade CommissionersThis posting was written by Jeffrey May, Editor of CCH Trade Regulation Reporter.Edith Ramirez and Julie Brill were sworn in as new Federal Trade Commissioners by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz on April 5 and 6, respectively. [read post]
29 Mar 2010, 11:53 am by Doug
In a letter sent to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, the lawmakers urged the agency to investigate whether Google disclosed personal information about its customers without their consent as part of the launch of Buzz in February. [read post]
24 Mar 2010, 12:24 pm by Berin Szoka
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz has pushed for all this authority, including at Senate testimony back in February, but promised to use these powers only wisely. [read post]
21 Mar 2010, 6:49 pm by Berin Szoka
That’s basically what FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz told the Association of National Advertisers when he spoke to their “Advertising Law & Public Policy” conference last Thursday. [read post]
17 Mar 2010, 12:47 pm by Berin Szoka
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]
15 Mar 2010, 8:50 am by Brendon Tavelli
” In the words of FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, “While LifeLock promised consumers complete protection against all types of identity theft, in truth, the protection it actually provided left enough holes that you could drive a truck through it. [read post]
12 Mar 2010, 7:21 am by randal shaheen
First, the FTC had alleged that the company misled consumers by guaranteeing absolute protection against identify theft when, “in truth, the protection it actually provided left enough holes that you could drive a truck through it” according to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 8:55 pm
“While LifeLock promised consumers complete protection against all types of identity theft, in truth, the protection it actually provided left enough holes that you could drive a truck through it,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 1:42 pm
“We look forward to welcoming the newly confirmed Federal Trade Commissioners Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 1:32 pm by Rebecca Tushnet
Jon Leibowitz, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, earlier speech on “Creative Destruction” or Just “Destruction”? [read post]
9 Mar 2010, 12:34 pm by Kim Zetter
“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]
5 Mar 2010, 8:08 am by Hunton & Williams LLP
  In addition to the appointment of Jon Leibowitz as Chairman of the FTC by President Obama, these new appointments will give control of the FTC to the Democrats. [read post]
5 Mar 2010, 6:19 am by randal shaheen
FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz now has a full complement of commissioners, as well as a working Democratic majority for the first time since he became chairman. [read post]
4 Mar 2010, 4:32 pm by Deepak Gupta
 She is a very pro-consumer appointment, and gives Chairman Jon Leibowitz a 3-2 majority of Democratic appointees. [read post]
26 Feb 2010, 7:13 am by Braden Cox
In a NY Times interview last month, FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz signaled his intent to change standard marketing tactics of disclosure and opt-out, by requiring users to opt-In for collection of information for targeting ads. [read post]
24 Feb 2010, 2:16 pm
“Unfortunately, companies and institutions of all sizes are vulnerable to serious P2P-related breaches, placing consumers’ sensitive information at risk,” said FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. [read post]
22 Feb 2010, 2:44 pm
“When drug companies agree not to compete, consumers lose,” said FTC Chairman Leibowitz. [read post]
10 Feb 2010, 5:00 am by randal shaheen
Last Thursday, February 4, 2010, at a hearing before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibowitz urged Congress to grant the FTC increased powers to safeguard consumers from unscrupulous providers of financial services and products. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 9:04 am
According to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz at the FTC Privacy Roundtable in December 2009, “[t]he thrust of our case was that, while the extent of tracking was described in the [Agreement], that disclosure wasn’t sufficiently clear or prominent given the extent of the information tracked, which included online bank statements, drug prescription records, video rental records, library borrowing histories, and the sender, recipient, subject, and size for web-based e-mails. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 2:50 am
On January 27, 2010, the American Medical Association, American Dental Association, American Osteopathic Association, and the American Veterinary Medical Association sent a letter to the FTC Chairman, Jon Leibowitz, requesting that the FTC announce that the Red Flags Rule will not be applied against licensed health care professionals until at least 90 days after the final resolution of the American Bar Association (ABA) lawsuit (as we reported here) and commit that, if the final… [read post]