Tag: consumer protection
CFPB Announces Plans to Extend FCRA to Data Brokers through Rulemaking
At an August 15, 2023, White House roundtable, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced plans to issue rules that would extend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to certain “data broker practices.” This announcement and a concurrently issued fact sheet come on the heels of a March […]
Washington State’s My Health My Data Act FAQ, Part Two – Requirements
In Part Two of our FAQ series on Washington state’s My Health My Data (MHMD) Act, we answer questions related to some of the act’s substantive requirements. As we explained in our previous FAQ, given the MHMD’s breadth – both to which entities and data it applies – regulated entities […]
AI and Algorithms: FTC Issues Guidance for Companies Amid Heightened Scrutiny
Even before the COVID-19 crisis, artificial intelligence and algorithms, particularly in the context of pricing, were a focus of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. With the COVID-19 pandemic shining a spotlight on online platforms and sellers using algorithms to set prices, it is particularly […]