Mortgage Brokers Sent People’s Estimated Credit, Address, and Veteran Status to Facebook More than 200 national and regional lenders share sensitive user data with Facebook. Experts say it might be illegal By: Colin Lecher and Ross Teixeira When someone applies for a mortgage, they trust a home loan lender or mortgage broker with some of…
Author: Dissent
Visa Adds New Way to Share Customer Shopping Data With Retailers
Paige Smith reports: Visa Inc. is rolling out new technology that will allow the payments giant to share more information about customers’ preferences based on their shopping history with retailers as it seeks to remain a top player in the competitive e-commerce space. The data will be shared via the payments giant’s proprietary “tokens,” which provide…
Minnesota Legislature Passes Consumer Data Privacy Act
David Stauss & Brad Hammer of Husch Blackwell write: On May 19, the Minnesota legislature passed the Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act (HF 4757 / SF 4782). The bill, which is sponsored by Representative Steve Elkins, was passed as Article 5 of a larger omnibus bill. The bill next moves to Governor Tim Walz for…
Alabama Enacts Genetic Privacy Bill
Libbie Canter and Elizabeth Brim of Covington and Burling write: On May 16, 2024, Alabama enacted a genetic privacy bill (HB 21), which regulates consumer-facing genetic testing companies. HB 21 continues the recent trend of states enacting genetic privacy legislation aimed at regulating direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) genetic testing companies, such as in Nebraska and Virginia, with more than 10…