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  1. 19 hours ago

    FTC puts conditions on Abbott Laboratories’ proposed $25B acq. of rival medical device maker St. Jude Medical, Inc.:

    9 retweets 3 likes
  2. 20 hours ago

    . is seeking a General Attorney (Trade Regulation) (GS-13/15). (Position closes today). Apply here:

    2 retweets 1 like
  3. 20 hours ago

    FTC went after 20 unlawful debt collection enterprises & added 44 collectors 2 the banned list in 2016 alone:

    1 reply 12 retweets 9 likes
  4. 22 hours ago

    Transactions granted early termination of the HSR waiting period by the FTC & DOJ on Dec. 23 are now posted:

    2 retweets 3 likes
  5. 23 hours ago

    Check out the latest blog on the FTC Workshop: Changing demographics, evolving conversations:

    3 retweets 3 likes
  6. Dec 22

    There’s an app for that (but it might be fake):

    1 reply 19 retweets 10 likes
  7. Dec 22

    FTC action halts timeshare resale scheme--consumers lured into paying in advance to sell or rent their property:

    4 retweets 7 likes
  8. Dec 22

    There are consumer issues that affect many veterans & military retirees. Watch our forum to learn about them:

    6 retweets 4 likes
  9. Dec 22

    Under the order, a federal judge will appoint a monitor to oversee the defendants’ business for 2 years, at the defendants’ expense.

    3 retweets 4 likes
  10. Dec 22

    . prohibits ICE & other defendants from misrepresenting that they've found performance/security issues on consumers’ computers.

    4 retweets 2 likes
  11. Dec 22

    The tech support products & services that ICE pitched falsely claimed to find viruses & malware on consumers’ computers.

    1 reply 16 retweets 3 likes
  12. Dec 22

    Inbound Call Experts (ICE) did biz as Adv. Tech Support & used high-pressure sales pitches to sell tech support products/services.

    4 retweets
  13. Dec 22

    Telemarketing defendants charged by FTC in tech support scheme will pay $10M for consumer redress:

    25 retweets 6 likes
  14. Dec 22

    : Listen to Pres Roosevelt speak on 7/12/37 @ the laying of cornerstone 4 FTC's Art Deco hq bldg:

    2 retweets 1 like
  15. Dec 22

    Transactions granted early termination of the HSR waiting period by the FTC & DOJ on Dec. 21 are now posted:

    1 retweet 1 like
  16. Dec 21

    : Never reply to emails, texts or pop-up messages requesting or financial information.

    2 replies 26 retweets 13 likes
  17. Dec 21

    Read these on how to avoid having your business voicemail hacked: (1/4)

    11 retweets 2 likes
  18. Dec 21

    Always change default passwords for all voicemail boxes. (2/4)

    6 retweets 4 likes
  19. Dec 21

    Don’t use obvious passwords such as an address, birth date, phone number, repeating numbers, such as 000000 or 123456. (4/4)

    5 replies 11 retweets 9 likes
  20. Dec 21

    Hackers usually break into voicemail systems during holidays or wknds, when changes to messages are less likely to be noticed (3/4)

    16 retweets 4 likes

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