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data brokers
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Technology Law Dispatch
FTC Workshop on Big Data: Focus on Data Brokers
By Divonne Smoyer, Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
On September 15, the Federal Trade Commission held a workshop entitled “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion?” FTC Commissioner Julie Brill took the opportunity to discuss an industry…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
The Hidden Mini-Dissents in the Data Broker Report of Federal Trade Commissioner Wright
On May 27, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report on the data broker industry that found data brokers operate with a ”fundamental lack of transparency.” The commission unanimously recommended…
Eye On Privacy
Trending Information: The Connection Between Data Brokers and the Fashion Industry
By Lindsay Colvin Stone, Ted Max
Consumers frequently reveal personal information about themselves through a variety of daily online and offline activities. For fashion designers and retailers, this consumer information represents a valuable tool to identify,…
Fashion & Apparel Law Blog
Trending Information: The Connection Between Data Brokers and the Fashion Industry
Consumers frequently reveal personal information about themselves through a variety of daily online and offline activities. For fashion designers and retailers, this consumer information represents a valuable tool to identify,…
Retail Trend Spotter
Trending Information: The Connection Between Data Brokers and the Fashion Industry
Consumers frequently reveal personal information about themselves through a variety of daily online and offline activities. For fashion designers and retailers, this consumer information represents a valuable tool to identify,…
Data Counsel
FTC Report Seeks Congressional Review of Data Broker Industry
By Pamela Jones Harbour, Erik Raven-Hansen, William W. Hellmuth, Jenna N. Felz
As the advent of “big data” increasingly takes center stage in the data and privacy sphere, data brokers—companies that compile and resell or share consumers’ personal data—have come under increased…
Data Law Insights
What to Know About Data Broker Legislation
By Christopher A. Cole, Katy Linsky
The Federal Trade Commission recently issued the findings of its long-awaited Data Brokers Report, which compiled information gathered from nine data brokers commissioned for the study in December 2012. The…
AdLaw By Request®
FTC Calling for Legislation in Recent Report on Data Brokers
The FTC released its report "Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability", which calls for more transparency and accountability from the companies that collect, resell or share consumers' personal…
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Top 10 in Law Blogs: MH 370 Search, 3D Trademark, Tech and Copyright Law
We kick off the week with more commentary on last week's big subject for discussion: the FTC report on data brokers. Also, Mark Dombroff has some commentary on the continued…
Inside Privacy
FTC Data Broker Report Calls for More Transparency and Consumer Control
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently released a report on the data broker industry that summarizes the FTC’s findings from an investigation of nine data brokers. The report, Data Brokers:…