Lee Tien writes: […] Our main conclusion: Kerry-McCain would preempt many state privacy laws, because § 405(a) of the bill expressly preempts all state laws “relating to” covered entities “to the extent that such provisions relate to the collection, use, or disclosure of” either “covered information” as defined in the bill or “personally identifiable information…
Category: Laws
Court Issues Favorable Ruling for Collection Industry
The collection industry may be happy, but this is not good news for some consumers: The District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania produced a victory for the collection industry, holding collection calls to residential lines of nondebtors are exempt under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The court also held consumers have the…
When the privacy walls fail
Jessica Lake writes: The Brocial Network, a men-only group on Facebook where members share images of their scantily clad women ”friends”, has reignited calls for tougher privacy laws for social media in Australia. But this is not the first time the voyeuristic dissemination of women’s pictures has resulted in privacy law-reform debates. More than a…
California looks to protect smart meter data
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: California’s Public Utilities Commission has proposed a new set of rules for protecting the security and privacy of consumer data collected by the state’s utility companies via new smart metering technology. The proposal aims to secure customer usage data collected by smart meters deployed by the Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego…