Gautham Nagesh reports: Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) will unveil a consumer privacy bill on Monday that would force companies to obtain customers’ consent before sharing their personal information with third parties. The Best Practices Act of 2010 would apply to both online and offline companies that collect personally identifiable data from customers such as their…
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Companies Can Buy Bulk DMV Records, Court Says
Annie Youderian reports: Businesses can buy and resell motor vehicle records in bulk without actually using them, so long as they intend to use them for “permissible purposes,” the 5th Circuit ruled, dismissing six class actions challenging the practice. Under the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), businesses must demonstrate a “lawful purpose” for obtaining DMV…
Oklahoma City man files suit over false background check information
Randy Ellis reports: An Oklahoma City man who claims he was falsely listed as a sex offender has filed a $1 million Oklahoma City federal court lawsuit against two Internet companies that provide criminal background search information. “It’s amazing what I’ve been through,” Tony Lee Green, 33, told The Oklahoman. “I ended up basically homeless….
ESRB Apologizes For Leaking A Thousand Emails
Phil Villarreal writes: After accidentally sharing the email addresses of gamers who complained about having to use their real names on World of Warcraft-maker Blizzard’s forums, the Entertainment Software Rating Board offered this mea culpa: Yesterday we sent an e-mail to a number of consumers who wrote to us in recent days expressing their concern…