The Federal Trade Commission on Monday filed an amended complaint against mobile data broker Kochava, which allegedly sold sensitive geolocation data. The new complaint was filed under seal, and is at least temporarily unavailable to the public.
OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on proposals designed to reduce the number of robocalls and robotexts received by consumers. On March 16, the FCC adopted anti-robotext rules requiring for the first time that mobile wireless providers block text messages that are highly likely to be illegal — because the sender phone numbers are invalid, unallocated, unused, or found on a “do-not-originate” list.
As regulators such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission continue efforts to regulate “junk fees” and companies’ tactics to impose them, Congress is exploring the issue and possible legislative solutions.
WASHINGTON (TND) — Americans are increasingly relying on credit to support their spending habits, leading to record highs in credit card debt at a time where interest rates have gone up rapidly as the Federal Reserve tries to bring inflation down.
On May 28, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), also known as H.B. 4. The TDPSA was sent to Governor Greg Abbott on May 30. If signed into law, the TDPSA will take effect on July 1, 2024. Below is a summary of some the key takeaways from the TDSPA.
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