Tag: Consumer Protection
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EPIC Urges the CFPB Not to Delay Fair Credit Reporting Act Rulemaking
EPIC joined the National Consumer Law Center and a coalition of 60 consumer, civil rights, healthcare, and advocacy organizations to urge the CFPB not to delay the agency’s planned Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rulemaking.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Updates
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EPIC Commends CFPB’s Personal Financial Data Rights Rulemaking
EPIC joined Public Citizen and a coalition of civil society organizations this week in expressing support for the goals of the CFPB’s proposed Personal Financial Data Rights Rule. The rulemaking aims to enhance consumer privacy and data security and promote competition in the financial services industry.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Updates
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California Privacy Agency Releases Draft Rules for Automated Decision-Making Technology, Including Opt-Out for Behavioral Ads
As momentum to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) continues to build on the federal level, yesterday the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published draft regulations for automated decision-making technology, which includes machine learning and AI.
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Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
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Commercial AI Use
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. State Privacy Laws
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Updates
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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.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Updates
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EPIC Urges UK ICO To Address Law Enforcement Use of Private Data/Systems, Security Issues, AI, and “Soft Biometrics” in Draft Biometric Data Guidance
In comments filed October 20th, EPIC urged the UK ICO's Identity and Trust Team (Technology Policy) to make updates to its draft biometric data guidance. In particular, we recommend that the guidance be expanded to (i) address the pervasive ties between law enforcement and private companies' biometric data and systems; (ii) establish baseline security standards for biometric processing, including a template risk assessment; and (iii) detail the risks of scale and scope of harm present where AI is integrated into biometric systems.
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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International Privacy
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International Privacy Laws
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Privacy in Public
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Privacy Laws
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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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.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Privacy Laws
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U.S. Privacy Laws
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Updates
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PRESS RELEASE: EPIC Urges FTC to Investigate Grindr’s Personal Data Practices
In a complaint filed Wednesday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate the popular LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr for its potentially unlawful retention and disclosure of users’ sensitive personal data.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Health Privacy
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Updates
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EPIC Again Urges FTC to Regulate Surveillance Companies Using Government Agencies for Endorsements
EPIC filed comments to the FTC on public sector endorsements of surveillance technology products.
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Competition and Privacy
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Consumer Privacy
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Updates
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Why the Supreme Court Must Turn Back Payday Lenders’ Attack on the CFPB’s Existence
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) v. Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA). In the case, payday loan companies are trying to evade the CFPB’s consumer protection regulations by attacking the existence of the agency itself.
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Brokers
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Data Protection
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Analysis
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EPIC, Coalition Tell MLB Plans for Facial Recognition in Stadiums are a Swing and a Miss
EPIC and a coalition urged the MLB to abandon plans for using facial recognition in stadiums, citing privacy and bias problems with the technology.
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Consumer Privacy
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Updates
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