The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement with MyLife.com, Inc., an online seller of consumer background reports, which bans MyLife from engaging.
Online background report company MyLife.com Inc. and its founder will pay $21 million to consumers, and must stop falsely suggesting that background reports contain criminal or sex offender records to entice customers to subscribe, to settle the federal government's claims of credit reporting and consumer protection law violations.
Although class actions are a frequently utilized vehicle for individuals seeking to vindicate their privacy rights, companies can also run the risk of an enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC").