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WASHINGTON: The Federal Trade Commission will focus on fraud and be judicious in making paperwork requests when it opens an investigation into a company, acting FTC Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen said in a speech on Thursday. Ohlhausen called fighting fraud...

TV maker Vizio will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit after it was shown that for years the company has been secretly collecting viewing data and selling it to third parties. The penalty may seem light, but the damage to the Vizio brand may be irreparable...

Acting FTC Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen recently offered a degree of insight into the agency’s anticipated consumer protection priorities via a recent keynote address delivered at the American Bar Association’s Consumer Protection Conference. Ohlhausen...

TRENTON, N.J. – Television manufacturer Vizio and a subsidiary will pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that they secretly tracked consumers’ viewing habits and sold the information to marketing companies and data brokers. The settlement announced...

PACEDm.com While you were watching TV, the TV was watching you. Television manufacturer Vizio and a subsidiary will pay a measly $2.5 million to settle allegations that they secretly tracked consumers’ viewing habits and sold the information to marketing...