Entries tagged with: consumer rights
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EPIC's Rotenberg Urges State Attorneys General to Safeguard Consumer Privacy
Speaking at the annual conference of the National Association of Attorneys General, EPIC President Marc Rotenberg said that the state AG's cannot sit on the sidelines as consumers face increasing risks of identity theft, security breaches, and secretive profiling. Rotenberg...
U.S. Consumer Groups Endorse Proposed European Privacy Law
In a letter to members of the European Parliament, over twenty U.S. consumer organizations expressed support for the new European data protection law. The coalition, including Consumers Union, Consumer Federation of America, and Public Citizen, said that the proposed regulation...
EPIC to Commerce Department: Establish Privacy Rights
EPIC submitted comments to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the Department of Commerce, urging the agency to implement the principles set out in the White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights. The Department of Commerce announced it would...
Identity Theft Remains Top Concern of US Consumers
According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft was the top source of consumer complaints in 2011 comprising 15 percent of the 1.8 million total complaints filed. This is the 12th year in a row in which identity theft has...
White House Sets Out Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
The Obama Administration put forward a comprehensive privacy framework with principles designed to establish new safeguards for consumers and new responsibilities for companies that collect and use personal information. The principles include (1) individual control over the collection and use...
Federal Trade Commission Releases 2011 Do Not Call List, Warns of Do Not Call Scams
The FTC has released the 2011 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book, which includes extensive information on the Do Not Call Registry as well as tips for consumers. Over 209 million telephone numbers are now listed on the Do...
Bankrupt Borders Sells Customer Data to Barnes & Noble
A bankruptcy court in New York has approved the sale of customer information, including email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and birthdates, from Borders to Barnes & Noble, following an earlier determination that the transfer violated Border's privacy policy. The...
