Privacy Plus+ News
Stay informed with our latest insights on privacy and technology trends, along with key updates from our firm.
CFPB Freeze Leaves Data Broker Regulations in Limbo
This week, let’s consider how a landmark data privacy rule – which would have classified data brokers as "consumer reporting agencies" under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – faces an uncertain future.
Texas Attorney General Signals Enforcement of Data Broker Registration Law
This week, let’s highlight the recent issuance of over one hundred notifications to companies accused of violating the new data broker law in Texas.
Understanding the New Data Broker Registration Laws
This week, let’s delve into the new data broker registration laws, and focus on the laws in California and Texas.
FTC Cracks Down on Data Broker Sale of Sensitive Location Data
This week, let’s highlight the FTC’s first settlement with a data broker, which includes a proposed order banning the sale of sensitive geolocation data and containing sweeping requirements—to erase or anonymize previously collected data, verify supplier compliance, contract appropriately, and prevent data misuse by others, among other things.
Mental Health Data is For Sale
This week, let's consider banning the sale of mental health data in light of a new study published by Duke, and actions by the FTC against BetterHelp (for sharing mental health data with Facebook and others targeted advertisers) and Kochava (for selling sensitive geolocation information).