Tag: FCRA

EPIC Praises CFPB’s Proposal to Ban Medical Debt from Credit Reports

August 13, 2024

In comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, EPIC expressed support for the CFPB’s proposed rules to largely prohibit the inclusion of medical debt information on credit reports. The proposed rules would protect the privacy of consumers’ sensitive medical information and promote fairness and accuracy in credit reporting.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Data Protection
- Health Privacy
- Updates
Data Brokers Threaten National Security. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Fair Credit Reporting Act Rulemaking Can Reduce the Threat.

April 30, 2024

Data brokers—companies that aggregate and sell our personal data—are a well-known threat to privacy. But data brokers do more than degrade our privacy; they also pose a serious threat to national security.
- Consumer Privacy
- Data Brokers
- Analysis