I had covered the government’s filing over on DataBreaches.net a few weeks ago, but this article by Jerry Brito is something more people should read – even if you’ve never used bitcoin and don’t envision yourself using it: It is understood and accepted that, if someone is investigated for tax evasion, a bank or brokerage may…
Category: Govt
FTC Puts An End to Data Broker Operation that Helped Scam More Than $7 Million from Consumers’ Accounts
From the FTC: The Federal Trade Commission has closed the book on a data broker operation that the agency alleges got personal information from people who thought they were applying for payday loans online, and sold it to a scam that tapped consumers’ bank accounts and credit cards without their consent. A stipulated order against Jason…
Hints of a Narrowing of the FTC’s Section 5 Authority Under a Trump Presidency
Helen P. O’Reilly and Michael F. Buchanan of Patterson Belknap write: The transition of power from President Barack Obama to President-Elect Donald Trump is underway. Although President-Elect Trump did not lay out specific policy prescriptions about data privacy or consumer protection during his candidacy, his recent choice of Dr. Joshua D. Wright to lead transition…
TSA proposes to require ID to fly
From Papers, Please! Reversing its longstanding official position that no law or regulation requires air travelers to possess or show any ID credentials, the TSA has given notice of a new administrative requirement for all airline passengers: In order to be allowed to pass through checkpoints operated by the TSA or TSA contractors, air travelers will be required to…