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FTC to Scrutinize Contactless Payment Technology

coondoggie writes to tell us that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be taking a look at contactless payment systems and the consumer protection issue surrounding them. "RFID technology provides obvious benefits, the FTC said. For example, the ability of producers using RFID to track exactly where in the supply chain their products are and by which retailer they were ultimately sold to a consumer has the potential to make product recalls more effective. However, there also may be costs regarding consumers' individual privacy rights associated with it."

FTC to poll identity theft victims

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Wednesday that it is planning to survey recent identity theft victims in hopes of learning how to improve enforcement efforts and consumer education.

FTC opposes online privacy law

Tags: Google Inc., Commission, Online Privacy, FTC, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Sales Force Management, Internet, Sales, Richard Koman

FTC: Anti-competitive Drug Patent Deals Hurt Consumers

The number of settlements in which brand companies reward generic drugmakers to delay introducing less expensive medicines is on the rise, the FTC says.

FTC Opens Formal Antitrust Investigation of Intel

andy1307 writes to tell us that according to the New York Times, The Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation of Intel. Reversing the decision of former FTC chairperson Deborah P. Majoras, the new chair William E. Kovacic is pushing the investigation to look into Intel's pricing policies. "Since it will almost certainly be many months before the commission decides whether to make a case against Intel, as European and Asian regulators have already done, the investigation could mark an important early test for the next administration on antitrust and competition policy."

FTC Recruiting Identity Theft Victims

coondoggie writes "In an effort to buttress its enforcement and better understand the scourge that is identity theft, the Federal Trade Commission said today its plans to conduct a wide-ranging study of victims of the crime. The FTC is looking for people harmed by the crime and said the survey will examine the remedies available to victims under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). Among other things, the FACT Act gave consumers the right to place fraud alerts on their credit files if they are, or suspect they may become, victims of identity theft; block information on their credit reports that resulted from identity theft; and obtain copies of their credit reports free of charge."

New Opt-Out Clause Makes CAN-SPAM Worse

snydeq writes "Three years of mulling, and the FTC has made the CAN-SPAM Act worse, writes Gripe Line's Ed Foster. Chief among the offenses in the FTC's updated rules is an even worse approach to opt-out procedures. In the future, in scenarios where multiple marketers use a single email message to spam you, 'only one of the senders — the one in the From: field — need be designated the official sender who is responsible for honoring opt-outs,' Foster writes. Translation? 'Other "marketers" who used that spam message, not to mention the spamming service that actually provided the email address list, don't need to honor opt-outs. So try as you might to get yourself off a list, the real spammer can just keep changing the designated sender in the From: field and legally keep on spamming you.

Do Not Call Registry Gets Glowing Reviews

coondoggie writes to tell us that in a recent report to Congress by the FTC, the National Do Not Call Registry got glowing reviews. They seem to be well established now with $21 million in fees in the bank, 22 successful court cases, and an almost 70% approval rating. "In 2007, a total of 6,242 entities paid fees totaling $21,602,003 for access to the National Registry. According to the FTC, telemarketers and sellers can access registered telephone numbers and pay the appropriate fee for that access, if any, through an Internet website dedicated to that purpose. The only information about consumers that companies receive from the National Registry is the registered telephone number. Since the Registry's inception, a total of 18,197 unique entities have paid fees for access to the National Registry.

ID Theft In US Continues Apace Despite Data Breach Laws

4roddas points out an article at Techworld about the continued scourge of identify theft in the US, which begins: "Over the past five years, 43 US states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? Not according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University who have published (PDF) a state-by-state analysis of data supplied by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). 'There doesn't seem to be any evidence that the laws actually reduce identity theft,' said Sasha Romanosky, a Ph.D student at Carnegie Mellon who is one of the paper's authors. Since 1999 the FTC has invited identity theft victims to log information about their cases on its Web site. The data are then made accessible to law enforcement, which uses the information to help analyze crime trends.

FTC says fining would aid in spyware deterrence

The agency testified this week before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation that the power to invoke civil penalties on spyware distributors would aid in deterrence.

FTC probe: Did Intel break law?

FILE ** In this April 14, 2008 file photo, an Intel sign is shown in front of Intel Corp. headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. Intel on Friday, June 6, 2008 said it had received a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission concerning its practices in the microprocessor market. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)

FTC opens formal probe of Intel

Escalating the world's largest computer chip maker's legal woes, the Federal Trade Commission has opened a formal probe into Intel Corp.'s sales tactics, a victory for its much smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

FTC: Anti-Competitive Drug Patent Deals Hurt Consumers

DOJ: Former BMS Exec Lied to GovernmentFTC Accuses Cephalon of Buying Off Generic Competition

US FTC Halts Domain Name Registration Scam

A U.S. judge has ordered a Canadian company to stop billing small businesses and other customers for nonexistent domain name registration services, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

US FTC halts domain name registration scam

A U.S. judge has ordered a Canadian company to stop billing small businesses and other customers for nonexistent domain name registration services, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

US FTC launches antitrust probe against Intel

Hot on the heels for the Korean Fair Trade Commision fining Intel $25 million yesterday comes word that the US Federal Trade Commision has launched their own antitrust investigation into Intel.

US FTC cracks open anti-trust investigation on Intel

Nail down your security priorities. Ask the experts and your peers at The Register Security Debate, April 17, 2008

EA, FTC Agree to Hold Off on Take-Two

Electronic Arts has entered into an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, EA will not purchase Take-Two Interactive until the regulatory body ends its probe, or 45 days have passed.

Senate Signals FTC Enforcement on Privacy May Be Needed

If today's Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing titled "Privacy Implications of Online Advertising" was any indication, actual federal legislation may come only after the government grants the Federal Trade Commission greater enforcement capabilities.

Intel gets FTC subpoena on processor competition

Intel says it has received a subpoena from the Federal Trade Commission concerning its practices in the microprocessor market.

Take-Two Wrestles FTC Over New Requests

The Federal Trade Commission is looking into possible antitrust issues pertaining to the EA / Take-Two bid, but regulators have run into an apparent hurdle.

Electronic Arts Rises on Acquisition; FTC Deal on TakeTwo

Boston, Jun 04, 2008 (MidnightTrader via COMTEX News Network) -- Electronic Arts (ERTS) is up about 1% in afternoon trading, after announcing this morning that it was acquiring a social networking site for gamers called "Rupture."

Internet Privacy Best Protected By Industry, FTC Says

WASHINGTON _ The Federal Trade Commission indicated Wednesday that it would leave it to data-mining Web companies and Internet marketers to decide how best to protect users' privacy.

Bogus Domain Registrar Scamming Small Business, FTC Says

A Toronto company is accused of scamming thousands of small business out of millions of dollars since 2004 by charging to renew domain addresses without providing such services, the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday.

UPDATE 1-Broadcom says U.S. FTC rejects SiRF patent claims

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