Privacy/Rights

• Advocates push for national registry to halt data broker abuse
• Legislation would curb abusive “trigger leads”—unwanted home financing offers to mortgage borrowers
• Call for an AI Bill of Rights
• Groups voice support for privacy legislation to protect children and teens
• Advocates blast so-called data privacy bill that would wipe out state consumer protections
• Don’t allow data brokers to profit off of consumers’ identifying personal information in credit reports
• Coalition calls for House vote on the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA)
• Consumer Action joins CFA in request for surveillance advertising ban and stronger data protection
• Groups urge clearer guidance from the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)
• Advocates urge Congress to pass online kids’ safety reform
• The FCC and FTC can do more to protect consumers’ location data
• Boosting the FTC’s oversight ability through the Build Back Better Act
• The FTC must act now against data abuses and discrimination
• Comprehensive privacy protections needed at home before transatlantic deal is passed
• The new California privacy agency should prioritize consumers’ privacy
• Advocates urge the Biden administration to reject Big Tech appointments to his cabinet
• Privacy advocates urge U.S. FCC to protect privacy during pandemic
• You private genetic testing information can be sold without warning—that needs to change
• Protection of democracy and privacy are critical as tech responds to pandemic
• White House must prioritize privacy and equity in COVID-19 response
• Congress: Pass a clean budget for FY2021
• Backlash grows over use of facial recognition
• Congress tackles Americans’ desire for more online privacy
• Consumer Action joins the Ban Facial Recognition Campaign
• Vehicle owners should have control over their vehicle’s data
• The never-ending scourge of unwanted calls continues to plague Americans
• Equifax data breach demonstrates the need for stronger cybersecurity regulation
• Personal data has potential to fuel discrimination
• Advocates tackle data-driven discrimination
• The time is now for comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation
• Advocates set the bar for upcoming discussion on privacy legislation
• Strong, meaningful, and comprehensive privacy principles are needed to protect consumers
• If companies can protect user data in Europe, they can protect it everywhere
• Facebook’s facial recognition violates consumers’ privacy
• Personal data of 50M Facebook users wrongly harvested for use in 2016 election
• Bill would damage credit scores of million of consumers
• Who, or what, is spying on you at home?
• Advocates call on Congress do more for victims of Equifax breach
• Enough with the sneaky and harmful policy riders
• Caller ID authentication provides protection against illegal and unwanted calls
• Consumer groups call on House to oppose pyramid scheme promotion amendment
• The FCC could do more to block pesky robocalls
• Consumer/privacy groups weigh in on 2017 privacy bills
• Unnecessary FCC rule continues to threaten consumers’ privacy
• A push for regulatory leadership that is unimpeachably independent
• Republicans want to kill FCC’s consumer privacy protections
• Children’s advocates oppose attempts to revoke internet privacy rules
• Requiring mobile passwords is a direct assault on fundamental rights
• ED’s complaint database a useful tool for students, but improvements could be made
• Facial-recognition programs being used without safeguards
• A checklist for organizations dealing with data breaches
• FCC’s proposed privacy rules provide important consumer protections
• Social media surveillance proposal would prove ineffective and violates privacy rights
• The FBI is watching you, but who is watching the FBI?
• Proposed bill would damage credit scores of millions
• More policy riders intended to threaten retiring Americans, hijack budget process
• FCC needs to fill ‘void’ in consumer privacy protection
• Dept. of Education should protect students–not the schools that bully them
• Calling on the FCC to establish online privacy rules
• Against TSA’s unlawful screening of airline passengers
• CEOs urged to stop using forced arbitration
• Best practices for identity theft services
• U.S. agencies fail to meet privacy requirements of E.O. 13107
• The highway bill turned into a dangerous road for consumers
• Protect victims of Experian breach
• Whistleblowers like Snowden deserve protections
• Policy riders threaten vital public safeguards, hijack budget process
• “Full file” reports undermine existing protections and harm consumers credit
• Defenseless whistleblowers forced to risk it all
• Federal data breach law would preempt stronger state laws
• The FBI doesn’t need a warrant to read your email – it should
• Consumers shouldn’t have to sacrifice privacy for safety
• Topps trading cards company violates child protection laws
• Details of consumers’ complaints regarding the financial industry should be public
• Mobile banking: Convenient, but is it safe?
• SECURE Act helps consumers clear up credit reporting errors
• The U.S. should follow EU lead on privacy protections
• Stringent telecom carrier safeguards needed to protect consumer privacy
• Two years later - where’s the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights?
• In support of public comments on Big Data and privacy rights
• HUD should extend current discrimination complaint process
• Is the NSA spying on trade policy advocates?
• Utility records may put low-income consumers at a disadvantage
• Banks, not CFPB, spys on consumers
• Forced arbitration clauses cruel and unjust for workers
• In favor of cell phone privacy in Maryland
• E-Verify to cause complications and challenges
• Protect driver privacy and establish privacy safeguards for “event data recorders”
• HR 5817 would threaten existing consumer privacy rights
• The FTC and COPPA should do more to protect children’s privacy
• McDonalds may violate Child Online Privacy Protection Rule
• Opposition to the Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2011
• Patient control of health data
• Consumer Coalition for Health Privacy
• The Privacy Coalition