1996-03-19 - Re: Would the FTC crack down on snake oil someday?

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From: “Mark M.” <markm@voicenet.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: c9452a1c1e6da3820a584d4ca5ad5054303cd41037c89eec6039ec328bc4aef0
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Reply To: <199603180455.XAA12434@unix.asb.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-03-19 15:38:57 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 23:38:57 +0800

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From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 23:38:57 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Would the FTC crack down on snake oil someday?
In-Reply-To: <199603180455.XAA12434@unix.asb.com>
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On Sun, 17 Mar 1996, Deranged Mutant wrote:

> Enclosed is an excerpt from Edupage. Snake-oil crypto popped into my 
> mind.... I wonder if the FTC (Federal Trade Commission... agency 
> *meant* to crack down on consumer fraud, for non-US readers here) 
> would ever get into act here.
> 
> Does the FTC have a home page? (Guess I'll do a search...)

http://www.ftc.gov .

- --Mark

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