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U.S. Federal Trade Commission Investigating the Equifax Data Breach

Last month, reports surfaced that Equifax, Inc., one of the nation’s leading credit reporting services, was the subject of a historic cyberattack that compromised the security of financial and other personal information of more than 143 million U.S. consumers.  The data breach involved names, social security numbers, birth dates, addresses,

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FTC Defense Attorney Alert: “Influencer” Actions Make News

FTC Defense Attorney Alert:  “Influencer” Actions Make News The Federal Trade Commission has alerted influencers and those in control of them to three developments, including the FTC’s first law enforcement action against individual online influencers for their role in misleading advertising practices. According to the FTC, the respondents deceptively endorsed the online

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What Telemarketer’s Need to Know About the “SCAMS Act”

Shortly after being named the acting chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Maureen Ohlhausen stated that a consumer protection priority during her tenure will be stopping fraudulent schemes targeting vulnerable individuals, including the elderly. The Commission is making good on that promise. In May 2017, the FTC announced a broad-sweeping nationwide and

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Congress Sets Sights on Recurring Revenue Marketing Model

  “The Unsubscribe Act” was recently introduced in Congress.  It is designed to protect consumers from automatic monthly charges via marketing campaigns that fail to clearly and conspicuously disclose material terms prior to the entry of billing information. Trial offers, automatic subscription renewals and continuity plans are prevalent in the dietary supplement

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