Data Brokers

The Record: Biden AI order could lead to reforms in how federal agencies work with data brokers 

• AI Policy

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• News

The Record: Judge unseals FTC complaint against Kochava alleging ‘staggering’ data broker practices 

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• News

Comments of EPIC to the CFPB On the Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Reporting Rulemaking

The Electronic Privacy Information Center submits these comments in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Small Business Advisory Review Panel for Consumer Reporting Rulemaking Outline of Proposals and Alternatives Under Consideration.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Comments

Lawfare: People Search Data Brokers, Stalking, and ‘Publicly Available Information’ Carve-Outs 

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• News

EPIC Submits Comments Calling on the CFPB to Strengthen Consumer Reporting Protections

Today EPIC called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to strengthen protections for consumers in response to the CFPB's outline of proposals under consideration for its upcoming rulemaking focusing on credit reporting.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Updates

FCC Advances Net Neutrality Rulemaking, Raising Prospect of Stricter Privacy Rules for ISPs

The Federal Communications Commissions voted to move forward with its open internet protections rulemaking, a measure similar to the net neutrality rule adopted by the FCC in 2015 but later repealed during the Trump administration.

• Communications Privacy

• Competition and Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• Location Tracking

• Robocalls

• Updates

The Record: Delete-your-data laws have a perennial problem: Data brokers who fail to register 

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

Law360: Calif. Raises Data Broker Regulation Bar With Deletion Law

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• News

CFPB and FTC Cite TransUnion for Violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act 

Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission took joint action to protect consumers from violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by TransUnion. The agencies found that TransUnion violated rules governing tenant screening and that the company failed to timely place or remove security freezes on users’ accounts.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

SC Media: Privacy nonprofit calls on FTC to investigate Grindr’s data practices 

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Security

• News