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• For Your Information: January 21, 2010
  FTC Releases Agenda for Second Roundtable on Consumer Privacy and More Information for Third RoundtableThe Federal Trade Commission today released the agenda for its second roundtable on consumer privacy issues scheduled for January 28, 2010.
• For Release: January 20, 2010
  Mortgage Broker Who Dumped Consumer Records Settles FTC ChargesA mortgage broker who discarded consumers’ personal financial records in a publicly- accessible dumpster paid a $35,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges.
• For Your Information: January 19, 2010
  Commission Announces Revised Filing Thresholds for Clayton Act Antitrust Reviews;
  Following Review, Commission Decides to Retain the Amplifier Rule;
  FTC Approves Final Consent Orders in Cases Against Six Businesses That Claimed to Comply With an International Privacy Framework;
  FTC Approves Final Consent Order in Matter Concerning Watson Pharmaceuticals and Arrow PharmaceuticalsThe Federal Trade Commission, by a vote of 4-0, has approved a Federal Register notice announcing the revised thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act.
  The Federal Trade Commission announced it will retain an FTC rule put in place in 1974 to help consumers compare audio amplifiers by setting testing and disclosure standards for manufacturers.
  Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved final consent orders in the six matters concerning Collectify LLC; Progressive Gaitways, LLC; Onyx Graphics, Inc.; ExpatEdge Partners, LLC; Directors Desk LLC; and World Innovators, Inc.
  Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order regarding Watson Pharmaceuticals’ recent acquisition of Arrow Pharmaceuticals.
  

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