U.S. watchdog to announce plans to regulate 'surveillance industry'

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The move comes as part of a wider effort by the Biden administration to scrutinize the privacy practices of the data broker industry.

for selling mobile phone geolocation data, saying it could be traced to places like abortion clinics, churches and addiction treatment centers.

In advance of Tuesday’s announcement, CFPB officials said the proposal would expand the number of companies currently subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act — a 1970 law governing the privacy of consumer data provided to lenders — to cover the use of data derived from payment histories, personal income and criminal records.

Of particular concern, officials said, was the disclosure of “credit header data,” or personal data such as names, addresses and social security numbers that the top three credit bureaus, Experian, TransUnion and Equifax, share for people, some of whom may be seeking to avoid contact, such as domestic violence victims.into the conduct of companies like credit bureaus and background screening firms.

According to agency officials, the results indicated data brokers reported consumers in financial distress to companies who then targeted them with predatory debt products, among other findings that pointed to the need for greater privacy protections.

 

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