Tag: Enforcement Action
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FTC Fines Tech Support Companies $26M for Violating TSR, FTC Act
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that two foreign companies will pay $26 million to settle claims their violated the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule when they duped older consumers into spending tens of millions of dollars on unnecessary computer repairs. The FTC filed its complaint yesterday in federal court, but also announced…
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Company That Promised to Protect Consumers to Pay $16.5M to Settle Claims it Sold Their Browsing Data
A company that specialized in offering antivirus software has agreed to pay $16.5 million to settle an enforcement action with the Federal Trade Commission after it was accused of selling consumers’ web browsing data for advertising purposes, after it had promised that its products would protect consumers from being tracked while browsing the Internet. Avast…
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Lead Generator Fined $25k by Penn. AG
The Attorney General of Pennsylvania last week announced a settlement with a lead generator that was accused of selling the personal information of state residents to telemarketing companies. The company will be permanently enjoined from selling or sharing consumer data unless it was acquired in compliance with the Telemarketing Sales Rule. It will also have…
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FTC Orders Scammers Selling Bogus Telemarketing Advice to Repay $1M to Consumers
The Federal Trade Commission has entered into an enforcement action with a group of companies that will require them to repay $1 million in consumer refunds after falsely promising to consumers that they could make millions in telemarketing sales. Who’s Involved: The companies were owned by Taylor Welch and Christopher Evans. Payton Welch and Ashton…