Category Archives: Legislation

Reed & Van Hollen Introduce the Consumer Credit Control Act WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to empower consumers and put Americans in control of their personal information and credit reports, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) today introduced the Consumer Credit Control Act.  This bill would amend the Fair Credit Reporting […]

FAIR Act would restore consumers’ and workers’ right to seek justice in court when harmed. A Senate vote is next. https://www.consumeradvocates.org/media/news/us-house-votes-end-forced-arbitration-corporate-contracts 

The credit bureaus should be included. http://fortune.com/2019/06/24/facebook-google-data-privacy-dashboard-act/  The Designing Accounting Safeguards to Help Broaden Oversight And Regulations on Data (DASHBOARD) Act, which was introduced on Monday, takes aim at companies that have more than 100 million monthly active users. The bill would pull back at least part of the curtain on the data collection practices […]

The Federal Communications Commission voted on Thursday to give wireless carriers like Verizon the green light to block unwanted robocalls automatically for all customers. The move could curb a torrent of phone-based scams and unwelcome interruptions that have afflicted millions of consumers, said the FCC. https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/06/tech/robocalls-blocking-fcc/index.html

Big data gets visual. https://www.crainsnewyork.com/politics/ny-bill-would-bar-facial-recognition-programs-landlords New legislation introduced in New York state would ban the use of facial recognition software by landlords in residential buildings. The bill, announced Thursday, comes after officials in San Francisco voted to prohibit police and other city agencies from using facial recognition systems.