Last month, we reported that the United States Senate, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, conducted a hearing on “Enlisting Big Data in the Fight Against Coronavirus.” Specifically, the Committee focused on...more
If your company is marketing any smart device, particularly if the device is involved with home security and collects personal information from users, it’s time to pay attention to the story of Tapplock.
Tapplock, Inc....more
We know we told you yesterday about the Equifax settlement and how you could make a claim in connection with the breach. Well, consumers whose personal information was compromised in Equifax’s massive 2017 data breach are in...more
8/2/2019
/ Civil Penalty Fund ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Credit Monitoring ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Equifax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fund Distribution ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 U.S. states and territories, have reached a global settlement agreement with Equifax Inc. (“Equifax”), according to which, Equifax agreed...more
7/31/2019
/ Civil Penalty Fund ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Equifax ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices