Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection
Kaveh Waddell / Consumer Reports : Tweets: @cradvocacy , @jbrowder1 , @pennywriter , @mxmahoney5 , @cradvocacy , and @stephtngu Tweets: @cradvocacy : CR's Digital Lab signed up 124 volunteers to see ...
Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection
A CR study reveals progress, along with problems, when Calif. consumers use “authorized agents” to stop their data from being sold Tweets: @cradvocacy , @mxmahoney5 , @cradvocacy , @pennywriter , @jbr...
Moody's lowers Equifax's rating citing a $690M charge Equifax posted in Q1 for its breach, the first time a cyber attack was cited as the reason for a downgrade
KEY POINTS — An Equifax spokesperson said the downgrade is significant because “it is the first time that cyber has been a named factor in an outlook change.”
Equifax and FICO launch Data Decision Cloud, combining data behind their consumer credit scores for a new offering for financial companies and marketers
not “teaming up to sell consumer data” http://www.wsj.com/... @wsj : How much do credit firms know about you? A lot, often including your income, bank account balance and whether you paid your cellpho...
A list of 121 data brokers operating in the US, available due to a new Vermont law requiring companies who buy and sell third-party personal data to register
You've probably never heard of many of the data firms registered under a new law, but they've heard a lot about you. A list, and tips for opting out. Tweets: @pasternack , @carnage4life , @irinissima...
FTC's Consumer Protection Bureau head cannot participate in investigations involving 120 companies like Facebook, Equifax, Uber, due to conflict of interest
Makena Kelly / The Verge :
FTC's Consumer Protection Bureau head cannot participate in investigations involving 120 companies like Facebook, Equifax, Uber, due to conflict of interest
The list of 120 includes Uber, Twitter, and Equifax — The Federal Trade Commission's top consumer protection official is prohibited …
UK's Privacy International files complaints against Oracle, Acxiom, Criteo, Quantcast, Tapad, Equifax, and Experian over potential GDPR violations
Rebecca Hill / The Register :
IRS temporarily suspends its $7.2M no-bid contract with Equifax in a precautionary step as it continues to review the security of Equifax's systems
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Equifax to launch a new free service by February 2018 which allows users to lock and unlock access to their credit files
New ‘safe and simple’ service to be introduced by January — CEO Barros lays out plan in newspaper op-ed on 2nd day in job — Equifax Inc. will debut a new service …