- For Release: July 22, 2008
Commission Posts Agenda for Roundtable on 'FTC at 100: Into Our Second Century'First Public Meeting Scheduled for July 29-30, 2008, in Washington, DC
- For Your Information: July 22, 2008
FTC, California Office of Privacy Protection to Co-Host Workshop for Businesses on Best Practices for Protecting Personal Information and Securing DataThe Federal Trade Commission and the California Office of Privacy Protection will co-host a half-day public workshop in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 13, 2008, on how businesses can secure personal information and protect the privacy of consumers and employees.
- For Your Information: July 22, 2008
Commission Denies Petition Regarding Use of Term "Cultured" to Describe Laboratory-created Gemstones; Commission Approves Federal Register Notice Regarding Fees to Access the National Do Not Call RegistryCommission denial of petition from jewelry industry trade associations - The Commission has denied a petition submitted by the Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) and 10 other jewelry industry trade associations requesting that the FTC amend the Guides for the Jewelry, Precious Metals, and Pewter Industries (Guides), 16 C.F.R. Part 23.
- For Release: July 21, 2008
FTC, University of Washington School of Law Clinic to Host Town Hall Meeting to Explore Contactless PaymentThe Federal Trade Commission and the Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic at the University of Washington School of Law will co-host a day-long Town Hall meeting on the campus of the University of Washington to examine emerging uses of contactless payment devices and their implications, including security and privacy implications, for consumer protection policy.
- For Release: July 18, 2008
Invention Promoters Will Pay $10 Million to Settle FTC ChargesThe owners of an invention promotion operation have agreed to pay $10 million in consumer redress to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived consumers across the country.