Frequency IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers (Mar. 2005), available
at http://www.ftc.gov/os/2005/03/050308rfidrpt.pdf; FTC Workshop, Radio Frequency
IDentification: Applications and Implications for Consumers (June 21, 2004), available at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/rfid/index.shtm; FTC Workshop, Monitoring Software on
Your PC: Spyware, Adware and Other Software (Apr. 19, 2004), available at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/spyware/index.shtm; FTC Forum, Spam Forum (Apr. 30-
May 2, 2003), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/spam/index.shtml; FTC
Workshop, Consumer Information Security Workshop (May 20-21, 2002), available at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/security/index.shtm; FTC Report, The Mobile Wireless Web,
Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues (Feb. 2002), available
at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/reports/wirelesssummary.pdf; FTC Workshop, The Information
Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data (Mar. 2001), available at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/infomktplace/index.shtml; FTC Workshop, The Mobile
Wireless Web, Data Services and Beyond: Emerging Technologies and Consumer Issues (Dec.
11-12, 2000), available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/workshops/wireless/index.shtml; FTC Report,
Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace: Looking Ahead (Sept. 2000),
available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/icpw/lookingahead/electronicmkpl.pdf; FTC Workshop,
U.S. Perspectives on Consumer Protection in the Global Electronic Marketplace (June 1999),
available at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/icpw/lookingahead/global.shtm; FTC Staff Report, Public
Workshop on Consumer Privacy on the Global Information Infrastructure (Dec. 1996), available
at http://www.ftc.gov/reports/privacy/privacy.pdf; FTC Workshop, Consumer Privacy on the
Global Information Infrastructure (June 1996), available at
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/privacy/wkshp96/privacy.shtm.
Since 2001, the Commission has brought twenty-three actions against companies that
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allegedly failed to provide reasonable protections for sensitive consumer information in both
online and offline settings. See FTC v. Navone, No. 2:08-CV-01842 (D. Nev. filed Dec. 30,
2008); United States v. ValueClick, Inc., No. 2:08-CV-01711 (C.D. Cal. Mar. 13, 2008); United
States v. American United Mortgage, No. 1:07-CV-07064 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 18, 2007); United
States v. ChoicePoint, Inc., No. 1:06-CV-0198 (N.D. Ga. Feb. 15, 2006); In the Matter of Genica
Corp., FTC Matter No. 082-3133 (Feb. 5, 2009) (proposed consent agreement); In the Matter of
Premier Capital Lending, Inc., FTC Docket No. C-4241 (Dec. 10, 2008); In the Matter of The
TJX Cos., FTC Docket No. C-4227 (July 29, 2008); In the Matter of Reed Elsevier Inc., FTC
Docket No. C-4226 (July 29, 2008); In the Matter of Life is good, Inc., FTC Docket No. C-4218
(Apr. 16, 2008); In the Matter of Goal Fin., LLC, FTC Docket No. C-4216 (Apr. 9, 2008); In the
Matter of Guidance Software, Inc., FTC Docket No. C-4187 (Mar. 30, 2007); In the Matter of
CardSystems Solutions, Inc., FTC Docket No. C-4168 (Sept. 5, 2006); In the Matter of Nations
Title Agency, Inc., FTC Docket No. C-4161 (June 19, 2006); In the Matter of DSW, Inc., FTC
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policy initiatives, the Commission and its staff have conducted investigations and brought law
enforcement actions challenging such practices as deceptive privacy claims and improper
disclosure of consumer data.
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