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2/23/06
CardSystems Solutions Settles FTC Charges
Tens of Millions of Consumer Credit and Debit Card Numbers Compromised
1/26/06
ChoicePoint Settles Data Security Breach Charges; to Pay $10 Million in Civil
Penalties, $5 Million for Consumer Redress
At Least 800 Cases of Identity Theft Arose From Company’s Data Breach
12/1/05
DSW Inc. Settles FTC Charges
Agency Says Company Failed to Protect Sensitive Customer Data
6/16/05
BJ'S Wholesale Club Settles FTC Charges
Agency Says Lax Security Compromised Thousands of Credit and Debit Cards
11/17/04
Petco Settles FTC Charges
Security Flaws Allowed Hackers to Access Consumers’ Credit Card Information
4/21/04
Tower Records Settles FTC Charges
Security Flaw Allegedly Exposed Customers’ Personal Information to Other Web Users
6/18/03
Guess Settles FTC Security Charges; Third FTC Case Targets False Claims about Information Security
Agency Alleges Security Flaws Placed Consumers' Credit Card Numbers at Risk to Hackers
8/8/02
Microsoft Settles FTC Charges Alleging False Security and Privacy Promises
Passport Single Sign-In, Passport "Wallet," and Kids Passport Named in Complaint Allegations
1/18/02
Eli Lilly Settles FTC Charges Concerning Security Breach
Company Disclosed E-mail Addresses of 669 Subscribers to its Prozac Reminder Service
Internet Service Provider Settles FTC Privacy Charges
Company Disclosed Personal Information of Nearly One Million Consumers
7/7/04
Gateway Learning Settles FTC Privacy Charges
Company Rented Customer Information it Pledged to Keep Private
FTC Working to Protect Consumers and Businesses from Information Security Breaches 7/21/03
Identity Thief Goes “Phishing” for Consumers’ Credit Information
6/24/03
Fraudulent Email Seeks to Capture Consumer Information
6/24/03
FTC Outlines Steps to Assist Identity Theft Victims
6/19/03
FTC Outlines Efforts in Identity Theft Prevention and Victim Assistance
6/5/03
Collection and Use of Consumer Information Focus of Upcoming FTC Workshop
4/3/03
FTC Targets Security to Combat Identity Theft
1/29/03
Student Survey Companies Settle FTC Charges
Data Collected For "Educational Purposes" Also Sold To Marketers Who Targeted Kids
10/2/02
High School Student Survey Companies Settle FTC Charges
Personal Data Collected For Educational Purposes Was Sold to Commercial Marketers
9/26/02
FTC Introduces Internet Safety Mascot, "Dewie the Turtle," at Privacy2002 Conference
3/12/02
FTC to Host Public Workshop on Consumer Information Security
3/1/02
FTC Releases Wireless Workshop Summary
10/4/01
FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris Announces Aggressive, Pro-Consumer Privacy Agenda
Privacy Protection Resources to Increase by 50 Percent; Enforcement to be Enhanced
2/2/01
Public Workshop on The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data To Be Held March 13, 2001
10/11/00
FTC Testifies before Congress on Privacy Initiatives
7/27/00
Federal Trade Commission Issues Report on Online Profiling
Commends Network Advertising Initiative's Self Regulatory Principles
7/21/00
FTC Announces Settlement With Bankrupt Website, Toysmart.com, Regarding Alleged Privacy Policy Violations
Agreement Enforces Privacy Promises, Prohibits Sale of Customer Lists Except Under Very Restricted Circumstances; Company Also Faces First Charge of Violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
7/12/00
Online Pharmacies Settle FTC Charges
Viagra, Propecia Prescriptions Promoted With False Medical Claims Consumers' Medical and Financial Data Collected With False Privacy Assurances
6/13/00
Federal Trade Commission Testifies on Online Profiling Report
5/25/00
FTC Testifies on Privacy Report to Congress
1/6/00
Online Auction Site Settles FTC Privacy Charges
Personal Identifying Information Hijacked From Competitor's Site; Many Consumers Sent Deceptive Spam
12/16/99
FTC Establishes Advisory Committee on Online Access and Security
7/13/99
"Self-Regulation and Privacy Online," FTC Report to Congress
Agency Outlines Steps to Ensure Effective Online Privacy Protections
8/13/98
Internet Site Agrees to Settle FTC Charges of Deceptively Collecting Personal Information in Agency's First Internet Privacy Case
Commission Establishes Strong Mechanisms for Protecting Consumers' Privacy Online
7/21/98
FTC Tells House Subcommittee that Self-regulation Is the Preferred Method of Protecting Consumers' Online Privacy
Commissioners Say Government Should Act If Effective Programs Are Not Implemented and Widely Adopted By Year's End
6/4/98
Report to Congress on Privacy Online
Only 14 Percent of Commercial Web Sites Disclose Information Collection Practices;
Agency Survey of Children's Web Sites Reveals that Fewer Than 10 Percent Provide for Parental Control
3/26/98
FTC Presents Testimony to Congress on Internet Privacy
2/26/98
FTC Staff to Survey Consumer Privacy on the Internet
Agency to Review 1,200 Web Sites for Privacy Policy Disclosures
12/17/97
Information Industry Voluntarily Agrees to Stronger Protections for Consumers, FTC Says
Social Security Numbers, Birthdates, and Mother's Maiden Names No Longer Available to General Public
7/31/97
FTC Outlines Steps for Commission Action on Consumer Privacy Issues in Letter to Congress
3/4/97
FTC Announces Two Significant Efforts in Its Comprehensive Examination of Consumer Privacy
Agency To Study Computer Data Bases Often Called "Look-Up Services;"
Four-Day Public Workshop On Consumer Privacy To Be Held In June
1/6/97
Consumer Privacy in the Online Marketplace Addressed in FTC Staff Report
Follow-up Workshop To Be Scheduled
5/15/96
FTC Workshop on Consumer Privacy in Cyberspace to Be Held in June 1996