The data was shared with risk profiling and insurance companies, directly impacting people's car insurance payments.
FCC Orders Halt to Illegal Student Loan Robocall Campaign Washington, DC — April 17, 2024 — The FCC’s Enforcement Bureau today issued a cease-and-desist letter against DigitalIPVoice. The cease-and-desist letter ordered DigitalIPVoice to stop serving as a gateway provider for an apparently illegal robocall campaign originating from overseas and Telecompetitor
Federal judge clears the way for JXN Water to get SNAP data for Jackson water customers and pass on discounts.
Websites sometimes hide how widely they share our personal information, and can go to great lengths to pull the wool over our eyes. This deception is intended to prevent full disclosure to consumers, thus preventing informed choice and affecting privacy rights.Governments are responding to consumer concerns about privacy with legislation. These include the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The impact of this legislation is...
A former senior employee at TikTok said he was ordered to send American user data to its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance, contradicting TikTok’s public claims of operating independently from China, according to a Fortune report published Monday.
The new arrangement defuses a controversy over how Luminate collects data on physical music sales at indie stores Source
A class action lawsuit filed in Illinois claims retail giant Target collects and stores customers’ biometric data without obtaining proper consent, in violation of state law.
An ex-TikTok worker’s claims of sharing U.S. user data with counterparts in Beijing has rattled the company as it works feverishly to avoid a ban in America.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) and Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) signed Second Amendment privacy acts this week barring the use of credit card merchant codes to collect data on retail firearm purchasers.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is illegally collecting data from American citizens who invest in the stock market, according to a lawsuit, per the New York Post.The report noted that New Civil Liberties Alliance filed the lawsuit on Tuesday against the SEC. The NCLA claimed that the agency, through its "Consolidated Audit Trail" program, is actively gathering mass amounts of personally identifiable data. The SEC is allegedly forcing brokers, exchanges, and clearing agencies to send...
Actress Mariska Hargitay recently channeled her beloved “Law & Order” character to help a lost child in New York.
Actress Mariska Hargitay recently channeled her beloved “Law & Order” character to help a lost child in New York.