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Technology Law Dispatch
FTC Releases Report on Data Brokers – Calls for Legislative Action
By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
This post was written by Frederick Lah and Michael E. Strauss. On May 27, 2014, the FTC released its report “Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability”. In the…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Data Brokers, Sex at Work, EPA Directive Vacated
As we get ready to depart on a beautiful summer evening in Seattle, it's time for one last Top 10 on the way out the door. In today's roundup, we…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Issues Report on Data Broker Industry, Recommends Legislation
On May 27, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced the release of a new report recommending that Congress consider enacting legislation that would increase transparency in the data broker industry…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Big Data Controlled by Data Brokers: Privacy Challenge by the FTC
By Peter Vogel
The Federal Trade Commission recommended that Congress regulate data brokers because they “collect consumers’ personal information and resell or share that information with others—are important participants in this Big Data…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
Data Brokers Know Far More About Consumers Than Consumers About Them, Says FTC
Do you know where your data is? According to the Federal Trade Commission, the answer is "no." The agency wants Congress to intervene against data brokers – companies that collect personal…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
FTC Releases Data Broker Report
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Today, the Federal Trade Commission released Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability. The report is an in-depth look at issues posed by the collection and dissemination of consumer…
The Global Privacy Watch
The CJEU’s Judgement Against Google: What It Does Mean
The CJEU's judgment against Google has been hailed as a "Landmark Ruling". I agree that this judgment is a landmark ruling - however, not for the reason everyone else is…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
FTC Announces Settlement with Data Brokers for Alleged FCRA Violations
On April 9, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced settlements with two data brokers, Instant Checkmate, Inc. and InfoTrack Information Services, Inc. The settlements stem from allegations that the companies…
Inside Privacy
Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act Introduced By Senate Democrats
Last Wednesday, Senators John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act, which primarily would require greater transparency from data brokers about…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Top 10 in Law Blogs: Student Loan Crisis, Marijuana Advertising, Data Brokers
Despite today being a holiday, we still saw a strong 152 posts coming across the LexBlog Network. In addition to some of the Monday regulars—Peter Mahler and Lee Beck—we have…