Videos

Two panels discussed recent changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). New regulations from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) went into effect July 1, 2013. The first …

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a report on the amount of money spent by industry to market food and beverages to children and adolescents. They also answered questions on health…

Lydia Parnes talked about the effectiveness of the Do Not Call list, which is set to expire in 2008. She explained pending bills which would make the list permanent. A video clip was shown o…

Ms. Parnes testified about pending legislation to protect consumers in financial dealings with telemarketers and in Internet transactions. The legislations would expand banking regulation ru…

A hearing was held on the oversight of telemarketing practices. The hearing focused on major consumer protection and fraud prevention issues under the jurisdiction of the Federal Trade Commi…

Witnesses testified at a hearing on H.R. 936, Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records Act. They talked about fraudulent access to phone records through “pretexting,” privacy concern…

This hearing contains video game scenes depicting violent behavior. Witnesses testified about the pros and cons of violent video games. Topics included child development and brain resear…

The guest talked about the practice of selling cell phone records by third-party companies. Topics included where the companies get the records, who uses them and why, and whether the practi…

Ms. Parnes and other officials announced a settlement in a case brought against an Internet marketing company offering free credit reports as part of a scheme to lure consumers. Following he…

As part of a day-long forum on childhood obesity, panelists examined various perspectives on marketing, self-regulation, and childhood obesity. They focused on government responses to the pr…

Ms. Parnes announced three law enforcement actions targeting deceptive and misleading debt-related services. The Federal Trade Commission is charging that debt settlement companies and other…

The Federal Trade Commission held a new briefing on Spyware Software. The Bureau of Consumer Protection Acting Director, Lydia Parnes, talked about efforts to crack down on “spyware,” a type…