Washington DC - February 5 - The Federal Trade Commission moved to protect distressed homeowners from bogus foreclosure rescue and mortgage modification services by proposing a new rule that would forbid companies to charge up-front for these services.

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Washington DC - September 10 - Sears represented to consumers that software it was placing on their computers would track their “online browsing.” The FTC charged, however, that the software also monitored consumers’ online secure sessions – including sessions on third parties’ Web sites.

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Washington DC - September 8 - The Federal Trade Commission filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notice of Inquiry regarding development of a National Broadband Plan that will seek to ensure that every American has access to broadband capability; promoting competition and protecting consumers in the marketplace.

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