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On March 15, 2011, the FTC announced that Legacy Learning Systems Inc. and its owner will pay $250,000 to settle charges that it deceptively advertised its products by failing to adequately monitor the online advertising practices of its hired third-party marketers
On March 11, 2011, the FTC announced its settlement agreement with social networking site Twitter to resolve charges that Twitter deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk by failing to safeguard their personal information
On March 8, 2011, the FTC released the Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book, which provides a list of the top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2010
On February 22, 2011, the FTC announced that it will investigate the marketing and delivery techniques of mobile applications that charge users for products and services within the application
On February 22, 2011, the FTC filed a complaint against Phillip A. Flora alleging that he sent millions of illegal spam text messages, including many messages that deceptively advertised a mortgage modification website
On February 11, 2011, Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Cal., introduced HR 654, the Do Not Track Me Online Act of 2011, which calls upon the FTC to promulgate regulations requiring that covered entities defined as companies engaged in interstate commerce that collect or store online data allow consumers to opt out of online tracking
