data brokers

New CFPB Proposed Rule Would Restrict Data Brokers’ Reach
New CFPB Proposed Rule Would Restrict Data Brokers’ Reach
December 03, 2024  |  CFPB

As the year draws to a close, the end of 2024 has been marked by a flurry of rule-making by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

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CFPB Aims to Apply Privacy Protections to Data Brokers
CFPB Aims to Apply Privacy Protections to Data Brokers
September 19, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon propose a rule that would apply privacy protections to data brokers, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said Thursday...

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GM Ends OnStar Data Sharing Following Public Protest
GM Ends OnStar Data Sharing Following Public Protest
March 24, 2024  |  Data

Consumer outcry has led General Motors to cease sharing connected car data with brokers. “As of March 20th, OnStar Smart Driver customer data is no...

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CFPB to Propose Rules Limiting Activities of Data Brokers
CFPB to Propose Rules Limiting Activities of Data Brokers
February 28, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose rules this year to limit the activities of data brokers, including those that sell personal data to customers overseas....

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CFPB Could Use Credit Reporting Act Against Data Brokers
CFPB Could Use Credit Reporting Act Against Data Brokers
August 16, 2023  |  CFPB

America’s consumer watchdog wants to crack down on “data brokers” who collect and sell people’s personal information. Speaking at a White House roundtable Tuesday (Aug....

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CFPB to Call for Expansion of Regulation of Tracking and Selling Personal Data
CFPB to Call for Expansion of Regulation of Tracking and Selling Personal Data
August 15, 2023  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose new regulations directed at companies that track and sell people’s personal data. The proposal will be announced Tuesday (Aug....

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Under GDPR, EU Regulators Probe Data Brokers, Credit Rating Agencies
Under GDPR, EU Regulators Probe Data Brokers, Credit Rating Agencies
November 08, 2018  |  Regulation

A campaign group has asked EU regulators to investigate several data brokers, credit rating agencies and adtech companies to see if they are breaching the...

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Facebook Pulling Back The Amount Of Third-Party Data Sharing
Facebook Pulling Back The Amount Of Third-Party Data Sharing
March 29, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook, in an effort to quell some of the backlash since it revealed its latest data scandal with Cambridge Analytica, is limiting the information it...

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