Entries tagged with: Choicepoint
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FTC Pursues Investigation of Data Brokers
The Federal Trade Commission has issued orders requiring nine data brokerage companies to provide the agency with information about how they collect and use data about consumers. The agency said it will use the information to study privacy practices in...
Lawmakers Gain "Partial Glimpse" into Data Brokers' Business Practices
Members of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus released the responses of several data brokers to an inquiry into their business practices. Data brokers collect and sell the personal information of consumers to third parties, typically without the knowledge of the...
Spokeo to Pay $800, 000 to Trade Commission to Settle Privacy Violations
The data broker Spokeo agreed to pay $800,000 to settle a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission that the company marketed its data profiles to employers in violation of federal privacy law. The FTC alleges that Spokeo violated the...
Choicepoint
FOIA Lawsuit | FOIA Documents | News | Resources Top News : () Data Broker Merger Threatens Privacy. Reed-Elsevier, corporate parents of Lexis-Nexis, has made a move to acquire Choicepoint, the databroker. Consumer privacy will be seriously affected if...
