Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: The CFPB's Proposed Data Broker Rule
RegFi Episode 9: Consumer Data Collection and Usage with Eric Ellman
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 3) – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 3) – Crossover Episode With The Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 2) – Crossover Episode With FCRA Focus Podcast - Consumer Finance Podcast
CFPB's Rulemaking Under the FCRA (Part 2) – Crossover Episode With The Consumer Finance Podcast - FCRA Focus Podcast
CFPB Request for Information About the Status of Data Brokers Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act - The Consumer Finance Podcast
Episode 8: Why brokers, not breaches, are America's greatest privacy threat (with Rob Shavell)
In recent comments, Commissioner Holyoak signaled that the Federal Trade Commission will prioritize enforcement of the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFAA), a law that empowers the FTC to police...more
This week, a bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general filed an amicus brief asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to uphold Daniel’s Law, a New Jersey statute enacted to protect public servants from “doxing”...more
On May 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered a Florida-based data broker to pay a $46,000 fine for failing to register and pay an annual fee as required by the Delete Act. The CPPA noted that the...more
On Thursday, March 20, a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois granted final approval to a settlement agreement under which Clearview AI (Clearview) agreed to pay an estimated $51.75 million to a nationwide class...more
Eight state regulators have established a coalition called the Consortium of Privacy Regulators to collaborate on the implementation and enforcement of their privacy laws. According to announcements from the California...more
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has released a report detailing implementation steps and enforcement actions taken during the first six months of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act ("OCPA"), which entered into force in July...more
Late in February, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered the shutdown of Background Alert under the state’s Data Broker Registration Law. Background Alert aggregated public records to create detailed profiles...more
With attention on Democratic Attorneys General vowing to fill the void left by weakened federal regulators, and perhaps a more partisan divide on enforcement generally, a bipartisan consensus is quietly emerging in the states...more
As we close out the first quarter of 2025, one thing is unmistakable: California’s regulatory efforts continue to center on data brokers. So far this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed...more
On March 6, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed amendments to the data broker registration regulations pursuant to the California Delete Act that would introduce new definitions and requirements for data...more
Last week, the Board of the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) approved a settlement with California-based data broker Background Alert, Inc., requiring Background Alert to cease its...more
Businesses that sell data regarding California residents have been put on notice by the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (the CPPA’s) recent aggressive enforcement of the California Delete Act. On October 30, 2024, the...more
In recent months, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has stepped firmly into a role as the nation’s leading data broker regulatory and enforcement agency....more
With the current patchwork of data privacy laws, compliance can be challenging for any business. The compliance landscape may be even more fraught with risk for data brokers, given various data broker registration...more
With advances in digital technology and consumers’ insatiable appetite for “free” content, the advertising technology industry (AdTech) has played a crucial role in delivering highly personalized ad campaigns to consumers...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is starting the year by implementing new data broker regulations, which took effect in late December, and continuing to move toward the completion of new rules for automated...more
We are back for our sixth year of tracking proposed state privacy legislation and fifth year of providing weekly updates. As in past years, we will track proposed state privacy legislation through these weekly updates and our...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently settled complaints against two data brokers over their handling of consumers’ sensitive location information. The agency alleged that such practices constitute unfair practices. Under the...more
In the fifth in our series of California developments, we turn to data broker obligations. There are two of note. First, the California privacy agency is moving forward Delete Act regulations it proposed earlier this year....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two significant enforcement actions last week – one against data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. and the other against data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. (and its subsidiary...more
On December 3, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or Proposed Rule) that proposes to significantly expand the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to...more
On November 9, 2024, the five-person board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted unanimously to adopt the proposed Data Broker Registration regulations without modifications. The new regulations seek to...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) made headlines on November 14, 2024, by issuing its first significant monetary penalties related to data brokers, totaling nearly $70,000, in settlements with two data brokers,...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency is going after data brokers. The CPPA board voted earlier this month to adopt new regulations regarding data broker registration requirements. If approved, the regulations will...more
On November 14, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), which is tasked with enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), announced it settled with two data brokers, Growbots, Inc. and UpLead...more