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The basic statute enforced by the FTC, Section 5(a) of the FTC Act, empowers the agency to investigate and prevent unfair methods of competition, and unfair or deceptive acts or practices affecting commerce. This creates the Agency's two primary missions: protecting competition and protecting consumers.
Companies that receive this Notice and nevertheless engage in prohibited practices can face civil penalties of up to $50,120 per violation. As required by federal statute, the FTC adjusts the amounts of its civil penalty maximums for inflation every January.
The FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection stops unfair, deceptive and fraudulent business practices by collecting reports from consumers and conducting investigations, suing companies and people that break the law, developing rules to maintain a fair marketplace, and educating consumers and businesses about their rights ...
Consumer Protection Initiatives These initiatives involve: litigating civil actions against marketers that deceive consumers. convening workshops with other government agencies, businesses, consumer groups, and community-based organizations and. issuing reports that analyze marketplace trends affecting consumers.
Conditions of Disclosure to Third Parties. The general rule under the Privacy Act is that an agency cannot disclose a record contained in a system of records unless the individual to whom the record pertains gives prior written consent to the disclosure. There are twelve exceptions to this general rule.
Invasion of Privacy: Public Disclosure of Private Facts.
You have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. California law broadly defines sale such that it may include allowing third parties to receive certain information, such as cookies IP address and/or browsing behavior, to deliver targeted advertising.
You must not disclose information about an individual to any other enquirers, without written and signed permission from the individual to release their personal data.
“No agency shall disclose any record which is contained in a system of records by any means of communication to any person, or to another agency, except pursuant to a written request by, or with the prior written consent of, the individual to whom the record pertains subject to 12 exceptions.” 5 U.S.C. § 552a(b).
Petitioning is a formal process that involves sending a written appeal to Parliament. The public can petition Parliament to make MPs aware of their opinion and/ or to request action.