Back in October, Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed to settle charges that Equifax violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act by improperly selling lists of millions of consumers who were late on their mortgages. In settling the FTC’s complaint, Equifax agreed to pay its full…
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France says Skype could face prosecution for failure to register as a telecom
I’m old. I forget. Sometimes I tweet links to stories but forget to post them here. Cyrus Farivar reported: French regulators have said Skype could face prosecution for failing to register as an “electronic communications operator” with France’s telecom regulator. The agency, known by its French acronym ARCEP, wrote in an English-language statement on Tuesday that “failure to…
WA: Outsourced website no cost to state
What’s that old adage that if something looks too good to be true….? Jordan Schrader reports: State government plans to outsource the operation of its main face on the Internet to a private company that it says can run the Access Washington website at no cost to state taxpayers. Kansas-based NIC Inc. will, of course,…
Collecting customer ZIP codes violates state privacy law, Massachusetts high court rules
Debra Cassens Weiss reports: Massachusetts’ top court has ruled that consumers whose ZIP codes are retained by retailers in the state can sue for a violation of state privacy law. The decision issued Monday by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court paves the way for a would-be class action against Michaels Stores, the Patriot Ledger and the National Law…