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Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and...

Opinion: Nothing New About Privacy Fears

(Aug. 19) -- "Did we pronounce privacy dead this week?" asked a recent CNET headline, capturing the frenzy that now surrounds the Internet and privacy. Both the House and Senate in recent weeks have held combative hearings on the subject. These overblown concerns are hardly new. Photography, the telephone, radio and...

Opinion: A Low Score for Credit Bureaus

(Aug. 18) -- When President Barack Obama signed the financial reform bill into law in July, it definitely seemed like a sign of real change. But, as it stands now, it just looks like more of the same. We all want to see Wall Street excesses reined in and a future financial collapse avoided, but, as it turns out, the new...

Opinion: We Take Credit Report Accuracy Seriously

(Aug. 18) -- As the economy continues to struggle, consumers are keeping a close watch on their personal financial matters. So it seems a good time to remind consumers that federal law currently provides many rights and protections for consumers that allow them to review and correct information in their credit report. Here...

Nearly 200 Million Phone Customers Just Say 'No!'

(Feb. 7) -- Many consumers will shop until they drop, but not if you call them at home to hawk your goods and services. Indicating just how deeply consumers despise telemarketing, the federal Do Not Call Registry effort has put the kibosh on telemarketing calls to nearly 200 million telephone numbers in the United States....

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06/01/12 FTC may still take Google to court Source: ITProPortal.com The chairman of the Federal Trade Commission said today that the agency is "in the middle" of its investigation into Google's business practices and has not yet decided whether to bring a case against the search giant.
05/16/12 âShape-Upsâ Settlement Source: WBZ NewsRadio 1030 - Boston MA The government wants you to know that simply sporting a pair of Skechers' fitness shoes is not going to get you Kim Kardashian's curves or Brooke Burke's toned tush.
05/11/12 Harrison Funeral Home President Accused of Violating... Source: Rye Patch - Rye NY The U.S. Attorney's Office has accused The Harrison Funeral Home and its president John Balsamo of using unfair and deceptive trade practices, saying Balsamo refused to provide required price lists and service statements to potential customers.
05/11/12 Experts say FTC review of Facebook's Instagram deal... Source: WirelessIQ Experts say the Federal Trade Commission's review of Facebook Inc.'s purchase of Instagram could take six to 12 months, possibly delaying the planned closure of the deal, reports said Thursday.
05/10/12 EvilFTC.com Reports: "Federal Trade Commission... Source: Marketwire Agency Officials Want Quotes Critical of Mormons Removed From EvilFTC.com Website SAINT GEORGE, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 05/10/12 -- A representative for the Federal Trade Commission, Dotan Weinman, has requested in an e-mail that quoted statements mocking members of the Mormon Church, attributed to FTC attorney Ms. Collot Guerard, one of the Commission's lead attorneys, be removed from www.EvilFTC.com , a website critical of the workings of the Commission.