Is the FTC involved in “e-commerce” issues like Internet fraud prevention or online privacy?
The FTC has increased and tailored its law enforcement efforts to detecting online fraud and deceptive practices such as identification theft. It has been very involved in developing recommendations relating to privacy concerns. In addition, the FTC works with law enforcement agencies to address multistate or even multinational Internet fraud. The FTC has also helped open a Web site, www.consumer.gov, that provides consumer information obtained by more than 60 federal agencies, and another Web site, www.econsumer.gov, to assist consumers with multinational Internet fraud complaints. Q: Is the FTC doing anything about telemarketers? A: Yes. The FTC enforces the National Do Not Call Registry. If you do not wish to be contacted by telemarketers, you may add your phone number to the Registry; this should stop most (but not all) calls from telemarketers. You may add your phone number to the Registry online at www.donotcall.gov or by phone at 1-888-382-1222. You may file a complaint about a
