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Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Privacy Concerns

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Proposed Washington Privacy Act Tracks GDPR and CCPA Protections and Emphasizes Facial Recognition

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Washington state has joined the growing ranks of states considering data privacy legislation in the wake of the European General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Senate Bill 5376,...more

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Will California’s New Privacy Law be Preempted? Federal Hearings and Public Comments Begin

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Although numerous attempts have been made to pass a comprehensive U.S. privacy law over the years, this one might actually succeed. Efforts have begun on multiple fronts. From Senate Commerce Committee hearings to several...more

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PLI 22nd Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute – 25 Percent Discount Available

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We are pleased to invite you to the 22nd Annual Consumer Financial Services Institute, sponsored by the Practising Law Institute, March 27-28, 2017, in New York City (and by live webcast and groupcast in Atlanta and...more

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California Federal Judge Certifies Class in S2Verify FCRA Class Action Using Spokeo Concreteness Test

Last week, the decision in the Spokeo case influenced a California court’s decision to certify a class in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) case. The class of applicants who claim that S2Verify, a background check company,...more

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Background check companies to pay $13 million for FCRA violations

General Information Services (GIS) and e-Background-checks.com Inc. (e-Background) agreed to pay $13 million in restitution and fines to settle their violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) charged by the Consumer...more

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NAIC Adopts Cybersecurity Bill of Rights

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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) continued its efforts to advance cybersecurity in the insurance industry when it recently adopted the Cybersecurity Bill of Rights. The Cybersecurity Bill of Rights...more

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Data privacy in the Americas - At a glance

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As multinational employers are aware, data privacy laws can vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Ensuring compliance with the different requirements can be challenging, and the penalties for noncompliance can be...more

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Judge finds Genesis Healthcare free of any FCRA violations

On October 1, 2015, U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney rules that Genesis Healthcare LLC (Genesis) did not violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it employed a third party to conduct a criminal history background...more

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FTC Report Seeks Congressional Review of Data Broker Industry

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As the advent of “big data” increasingly takes center stage in the data and privacy sphere, data brokers—companies that compile and resell or share consumers’ personal data—have come under increased scrutiny. On May 27, 2014,...more

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