Federal Trade Commission

'Warranty Void If Removed'? As It Turns Out, Feds Say Those Warnings Are Illegal

8:29pm April 11, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The Federal Trade Commission says tying warranties to the use of specific parts or services is prohibited. And the agency has told six companies they have 30 days to fix their ways or face penalties.

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Facebook violated an agreement with the FTC in allowing users' data to be revealed secretly to Cambridge Analytica and political campaigns.

Politics & Government

FTC Confirms It's Investigating Facebook For Possible Privacy Violations

7:52pm March 26, 2018

by Laura Sydell

The agency will look at whether the social network violated a 2011 consent decree when users' data was revealed to political strategists.

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced Tuesday a plan to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Politics & Government

FCC's Pai: 'Heavy-Handed' Net Neutrality Rules Are Stifling The Internet

2:01pm November 22, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The FCC chairman says repealing net neutrality is a needed return to a "free-market-based" Internet. One opponent says Ajit Pai's plan "would end the Internet as we know it."

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Uber says it will once more provide users the option to give the application location data only sometimes. Above, a sign marks an Uber pickup point at LaGuardia Airport in New York in March.

Uber Ends Its Controversial Post-Ride Tracking Of Users' Location

5:44pm August 29, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

The practice caused immediate privacy concerns when the ride-hailing company added it in November. Users will regain the option to choose to share location data with the app only when using it.

In accordance with a court ruling, Amazon has begun offering refunds for certain unauthorized, in-app purchases made by children.

Amazon Offers Refunds for Children's Unauthorized In-App Purchases

7:35pm May 31, 2017

by Kathy Goldgeier

The Federal Trade Commission sued the retail giant over charges incurred by kids using apps. Both sides dropped their appeals so the refunds could begin.

DeVry University Agrees To Stop Ads Touting Grads' Job Success Without Proof

8:53am October 14, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The for-profit university chain has agreed to stop claiming that 90 percent of its graduates seeking employment found jobs in their field within six months of graduation. It was not able to prove it.

Massachusetts, where this Walgreens outlet is located, is one of the three states where the chain is most concentrated. Regulators could force the company to divest itself of some stores, if its merger with Rite Aid wins approval.

National

Is A Walgreens-Rite Aid Merger Good Medicine For Consumers?

5:48pm October 28, 2015

by Jim Zarroli

The deal would unite two of the three largest drugstore chains in the U.S., creating a single company with nearly 13,000 retail outlets. but it will face intense antitrust scrutiny.

National

FTC And States Sue Sham Cancer Charities

5:13pm May 19, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Donations to four charities allegedly went toward officials' personal travel, jet ski outings and tuition payments.

Wacoal iPants include small amounts of caffeine.

Putting Caffeine In Your Underwear Won't Make You Slimmer, Alas

3:10pm October 01, 2014

by Nancy Shute

Here's a government service: The Federal Trade Commission has told two companies to quit selling caffeinated women's undergarments because they don't actually slim your nether regions as advertised.

Economy

Federal Trade Commission Has More Questions About Reynolds Deal

4:49pm August 29, 2014

The Federal Trade Commission is asking for more information about Reynolds American's $25-billion takeover of Lorillard.