Tag: Consumer Protection

EPIC Urges DOJ to Clarify and Strengthen Proposed Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Personal Data

November 27, 2024

On November 27, EPIC submitted comments in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) notice of proposed rule making (NPRM) on Provisions Regarding Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government Related Data to Countries of Concern.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• International Privacy

• Surveillance Oversight

• Updates

CFPB Publishes Report Warning States of Risks of Exempting Financial Institutions from Privacy Laws 

November 12, 2024

“Exemptions from state data privacy laws can leave consumers at heightened risk with regard to their financial data,” the report found.  

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. State Privacy Laws

• Updates

EPIC, Coalition Call on CFPB to Move Forward in Fair Credit Reporting Act Rulemaking 

November 5, 2024

EPIC and a coalition of civil society organizations and experts sent a letter urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to release a proposed rule to strengthen the Fair Credit Reporting Act as soon as possible.

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Data Protection

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

Massachusetts’ Top Court Rejects Privacy Arguments, Holds that Hospital Website Tracking is Not a Wiretap

November 1, 2024

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Health and Reproductive Privacy

• Online Advertising & Tracking

• Updates

CFPB Issues New Guidance to Protect Workers from Digital Surveillance Using Third-Party Consumer Reporting Tools

October 25, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued guidance to protect workers from digital surveillance.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Brokers

• Privacy Laws

• U.S. Privacy Laws

• Updates

CFPB Finalizes Strong Personal Financial Data Rights Rule with Data Minimization Requirements 

October 24, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finalized new regulations to implement Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rule promotes financial inclusion and lays down some of the strongest consumer privacy protections in federal law.

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Brokers

• Data Minimization

• Data Protection

• Data Security

• Updates

FTC Takes Action Against Businesses Using Unproven, Deceptive, and Fraudulent AI Systems

September 25, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission’s Operation AI Comply is in full swing. The Commission’s new initiative aims to crack down on AI-infused frauds and deceptions to protect consumers from deceptive, inaccurate, and fraudulent AI-powered practices like chatbots, fake online reviews, or false claims of huge earnings. The Commission has taken action against DoNotPay, Ascend Ecom, Ecommerce Empire Builders, Rytr, and the FBA Machine for deceptive uses of AI that harmed consumers.

• Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

• Commercial AI Use

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Updates

The Department of Transportation’s Underused Privacy Authority

September 9, 2024

Due to the rise of invasive airline data practices and facial recognition technology at airport gates, EPIC strongly encourages the DOT to use its unfair and deceptive enforcement authority to address harmful privacy practices.

• Consumer Privacy

• Face Surveillance & Biometrics

• Surveillance Oversight

• Analysis

EPIC Urges FCC to Provide Robust Oversight, Accountability, and Transparency in IoT Cybersecurity Label

September 5, 2024

EPIC recently submitted a comment to supplement our previously filed joint comments to call on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ensure robust oversight, accountability, and transparency for the Cyber Trust Mark program, a voluntary cybersecurity labelling program for Internet of Things (IoT).

• Communications Privacy

• Consumer Privacy

• Cybersecurity

• Data Security

• Updates

EPIC Applauds FTC Order Following Camera Hack and CAN-SPAM Violations

September 5, 2024

Last week, the FTC announced a proposed order against Verkada, a seller of IP-enabled security cameras on the heels of two data breaches and violations of the CAN-SPAM Act

• Consumer Privacy

• Data Protection

• Enforcement of Privacy Laws

• Robocalls

• Updates