In 2013, the FTC took its first actions...
In 2013, the FTC took its first actions involving mobile cramming and the Internet of Things, while filing a three-year FTC high of 18 advocacy and amicus briefs, according to the FTC’s 2013 annual highlights, released Friday (http://1.usa.gov/1myAkav). It said…
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the FTC obtained $297 million in consumer redress and $20 million in civil penalties. “The hallmark of our work has been, and will continue to be, our ability to adapt established tools -- law enforcement, policy initiatives and education -- to address economic challenges and technological advances that Congress could never have imagined when it created the FTC,” said FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez in a statement.