The Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report summarizing the results of a survey of identity theft victims who were asked to describe their experiences dealing with consumer reporting agencies and, more generally, exercising their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA), to…
Category: Breaches
‘Do Not Track’ — Online Privacy Litigation Now and in the Future
Gerry Silver writes: Over the last several years, attorneys for Internet users have been vigorously attempting to fashion a viable claim against Internet service providers, companies operating websites, “app” developers and Internet advertisers (collectively, “Internet companies”) for collecting, transmitting or even selling personal, private data about the users. Such private information may include websites visited,…
Keeping track of which states trample women’s rights
Did you know that eight states now require women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound first? From AllGov‘s Matt Bewig, they are: Virginia, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Texas also requires the ultrasound technician to display and describe the resulting image, while similar laws in North Carolina and Oklahoma are currently…
French firm denies Ikea spying link
More on the accusations concerning IKEA, mentioned previously on this blog: A French security company tied to a legal complaint alleging that Swedish furniture giant Ikea illegally spied on staff and customers denied involvement on Saturday, blaming a renegade former employee. Prosecutors in Versailles near Paris on Thursday opened an investigation into the affair following…