Federal Trade Commission

President Joe Biden called on the Federal Trade Commission to write a rule curtailing the “unfair use of non-compete clauses” by employers.

Victims have lost a combined $488 million, mostly from fraud involving online shopping and travel. The child tax credit poses a new opportunity for scammers.

Facebook’s petition follows a similar move by Amazon.

As AI toys enter the market, they can be helpful, educational tools for kids but can also pose risks to data privacy.

Noting a rise in travel scams, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., asked the FTC to explain how it is protecting U.S. consumers.

The FTC is issuing orders to five tobacco companies including Juul and R.J. Reynolds for information on its 2019-2020 sales, advertising and promotional data.

FTC complaints show widespread frustration with Robinhood’s customer service with some clients claiming they were unable to liquidate their accounts.

Savings app Beam, the subject of a CNBC investigation after customers couldn’t get their money out, has reached a tentative settlement with the FTC.

A month after federal regulators ordered it to disclose how its practices affect children and teenagers, TikTok is tightening its privacy practices for the under-18 crowd

Online shopping scams are on the rise as thieves look to take advantage of the increase in people shopping online during the pandemic.

Federal and state authorities say they are cracking down on a wave of illegal schemes that have proliferated during the pandemic and prey upon the desperation of people who have lost jobs in the outbreak’s economic upheaval

With COVID cases on the rise, you may be looking to stock up on cleaning and disinfecting products, but the Federal Trade Commission has received hundreds of complaints about scams.

Millions of Americans are unsure about their financial futures amid the coronavirus pandemic. And with stalled talks on Capitol Hill over a second stimulus relief package, the Federal Trade Commission is warning of scammers trying to take advantage of people.

As millions of Americans begin receiving stimulus checks under the CARES Act, the Federal Trade Commission is now warning residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities to keep a close eye on their money. “A lot of nursing homes and assisted living facilities that are accepting Medicaid patients were taking the stimulus checks of their patients, thinking this was…

The Federal Trade Commission is warning residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities to keep a close eye on their money after complaints that stimulus checks have reportedly been taken.

If you were among the 147 million Americans who had their Social Security number and other private information exposed by the 2017 Equifax data breach, the deadline to file a claim for free credit monitoring or compensation is Wednesday.

State and federal authorities are suing imprisoned drug entrepreneur Martin Shkreli over tactics that shielded a profitable drug from competition after a price hike made the so-called “Pharma Bro” infamous

California’s attorney general says he has been investigating Facebook’s privacy practices since 2018.

AT&T will pay $60 million to settle the government’s allegation that it misled customers of unlimited-data plans by slowing down service for heavy users. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that AT&T will automatically provide partial refunds to customers who signed up for unlimited wireless plans before 2011.

Janet Macari is enjoying her new flip phone, but it took months to get it. “My flip phone that I had for years broke into two pieces, so it was Memorial Day weekend, and I thought it was a good weekend to go shopping for a new flip phone,” explained Janet.