Topic
Data Gathering
436 published works
Health Law Prof Blog
PPACA & Data Collection on LGBTQ Health Disparities
ThinkProgress reports on the following aspect of PPACA: According to Section 4302 of the Affordable Care Act, the secretary of health and human services may collect any demographic data that she…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
Online Privacy Is Getting Interestinger and Interestinger!
In case you haven’t heard, online privacy is getting very complicated and Internet users are worried. It’s no wonder given all the activity in the industry, with daily stories on…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Director Cordray gives wide-ranging testimony to House Financial Services Committee
Although the House Financial Service Committee's hearing last Thursday was entitled "The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau," the contents of the report received little mention from committee…
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
Court Rules that Google Should NOT Have Collected wifi Data
By Peter Vogel
Google collected unprotected wifi data while taking Street View pictures between 2007 and 2010, and paid $7 million fine to the FTC. In a class action lawsuit on appeal Google…
Education Law Prof Blog
Missing Data on English Language Learners in Charter Schools
By Derek Black
The Goverment Accountability Office had been tasked with comparing the enrollment of English Language Learners (ELLs) in traditional public schools versus charter schools. Last month, it issued a report finding…
Media Law Prof Blog
Retailers and Cell Phone Tracking
Reports are now surfacing that brick and mortar stores, like their web counterparts, use technology to track customers via their cell phones. Some, like Nordstroms, have now stopped after customer…
Franchise Law Update
Are You Legally Collecting Zip Codes During Credit Transactions?
I was recently on vacation with my family. Every time I stopped for gas, or when I bought groceries at an out-of-state grocery store, the card processing unit prompted me…
Inside Privacy
GAO to Review CFPB Data Collection Initiative
By Mike Nonaka
Last week, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) agreed to review the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) collection and analysis of consumer credit records in response to a request from Senator…
Consumer Finance Monitor
GAO agrees to review CFPB’s data collection activities
Earlier this month, we reported that Senator Mike Crapo, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, had sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), asking the GAO to investigate…
Consumer Finance Monitor
House Financial Services Committee questions Antonakes about data collection
In the latest installment in the CFPB data collection controversy, the House Financial Services Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on July 9 entitled "Examining…