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Data Gathering
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LinkedIn settles class action suit
Last week, LinkedIn agreed to pay $13 million and change some of the site's features to settle a class action lawsuit filed against it in 2013 alleging that it used…
The Right Coast
More Data Collection Won’t Stop Future Financial Crises – US News
National Security Agency data collection has received considerable attention of late, and some have likened the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau s data collection efforts like collecting information on 991 million…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
Recent Developments Regarding the Legality of Government Data Collection Efforts
Two federal appeals courts recently published significant opinions that redefine the scope of government access to phone records, setting the stage for a complex debate in Congress over the future…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Second Circuit Rules that NSA Phone Data Collection Not Authorized by PATRIOT Act
On May 7, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of telephone data is not authorized by the PATRIOT…
Eye On Privacy
Beacons at Retail – So What?
Beacons have been around for years in online and mobile media channels, but they now seem poised to dramatically impact brick-and-mortar businesses. A growing list of major companies are currently…
Consumer Finance Monitor
CFPB seeks comments on new information collection plans
The CFPB has published two Federal Register notices seeking comments on its plans to request approval from the Office of Management and Budget for two new generic information collection plans. …
Restructuring Globalview
Stand And Deliver Up – obtaining information from third parties under UK Insolvency Act
The UK court recently considered the extent of s236 Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA 1986”) in the case of Re Comet Group Ltd (in liquidation); Khan and others v Whirlpool (UK)…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
French Official Recommends Increased Supervision Over Government Data-Gathering
During a November 13, 2014 hearing before the Digital Rights Commission of the French National Assembly, Jean-Marie Delarue, the head of France's oversight Commission for National Security Interceptions said that…
Pennsylvania Law Monitor
Much Needed Changes with the MCMIS
In December, 2013 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed changes to allow all States to obtain results from adjudicated citations related to roadside inspection violation data collected in…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Director Cordray testifies before Senate committee
By CFPB Monitor
Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs heard testimony from Director Cordray at its hearing titled “The Consumer Financial Bureau’s Semi-Annual Report to Congress.” Noteworthy aspects of…