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The Federal Trade Commission, often referred to as FTC, is an independent agency of the United States government. Its purpose is to regulate national business practices in order to protect consumers from unfair exploitation.
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Fast Facts
- Formed: September 26, 1914
- Established by President Wilson
- Preceding agency: Bureau of Corporations
- Independent regulatory commission
- Headquarters: Washington, D.C.
- Employees: 1,200 (2007)
- Chairman: Jon Leibowitz
- Established to break up corporate trusts in the early 20th century
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FTC Composition
The FTC is divided into three branches:- Bureau of Competition
- Enforces antitrust laws, oversees mergers, and investigates existing business practices
- Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Oversees advertising and marketing, investigates fraud and identity thefts, provides consumer and corporate education
- Bureau of Economics
- Provides economic research and support to the other two branches
- Bureau of Competition
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Privacy advocates are renewing calls for the Federal Trade Commission to impose limits on online data collection http://bit.ly/nJN1j
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RT @AICPANews: The AICPA Files Lawsuit Challenging Application of Federal Trade Commission's "Red Flags Rule" to CPAs http://ow.ly/Bpvm
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RT @congressblog The Hill Update online privacy laws: Congress and Federal Trade Commission are gathering information . http://bit.ly/3lPnXt
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