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Data Gathering
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Closing the Gender Data Gap
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation via the New York Times: Closing the Gender Data Gap:In a posting to the New York Times website, the Foundation reports that "[d]ata powers…
InsureReinsure
FIO issues voluntary TRIA data call; NAIC to proceed with mandatory separate request
By Zachary Lerner, Troutman Pepper Locke
As we have previously reported here, one of the requirements under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“TRIPRA”) is that the Department of Treasury must report to…
The Ethical Investigator
Valuable Garbage: It’s Not Just in the Trashcan
By Philip Segal
A fascinating piece in today’s Wall Street Journal about a Japanese collector of North Korean garbage got me thinking about the value not just of garbage in a normal investigation,…
ContractsProf Blog
Consenting to Data Collection
Consent is a foundational concept in contract law and permits actions that might otherwise be illegal or legally questionable. Consent has also become a focal point in discussions about privacy…
Banking, Finance and Securities
LEI ROC process for collecting data on direct and ultimate parents of legal entities
Following earlier consultations in 2015 the Legal Entity Identifier Regulatory Oversight Committee (LEI ROC) has published a document setting out its latest policy design process for collecting data on direct…
SC Employers’ Blog
Federal Government Announces Plan to Collect Pay Data from Large Employers
The White House, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), and Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced Friday, January 29, a new plan to address payment discrimination against women and minorities. Under the proposed…
Proskauer on Privacy
Baby You Can Drive My Car
By Adam Waks
Consumers can expect many benefits from their cars’ increased data collection programs, running the gamut from simple location services like GPS and OnStar to “networked” cars that can communicate their…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Taiwan Amends Personal Data Protection Law
Taiwan’s Office of the President recently issued an order to promulgate certain amendments to Taiwan’s Personal Data Protection Law. The Amendments revise 12 articles in the PDPL concerning the collection…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB seeks input on HMDA resubmissions
The CFPB has issued a request for information (RFI) seeking information on what changes to the CFPB's HMDA Resubmissions Guidelines may be appropriate. The RFI responds to comments received by…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House Financial Services Committee to hold December 16 hearing on CFPB data collection
The House Financial Service Committee's Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations has scheduled a hearing for December 16, 2015 on "Examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Mass Data Collection Program.” The…