Consumer Rights Law 
U.S. consumer agency to be active in court cases – Reuters UK
March 27 (Reuters) – The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said … “We are committed to making sure that borrowers can exercise their rights to the full extent allowed under this law,” CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a release.
FTC seeks online privacy law – Sacramento Bee
Last month, federal regulators, members of advertising trade groups and technology companies announced support for a consumer privacy bill of rights issued by the White … None is likely to make it into law in this congressional session.
FTC Urges Lawmakers to Pass Consumer Privacy Laws: What Next? – International Business Times
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stepped up its game on Monday, March 26, and urged Congress to enact laws for protecting users … The White House released a consumer-privacy bill of rights last month, pledging it would work with … Continue reading
FTC Calls on Congress to Pass Consumer Privacy Laws – CIO Insight
Some in the government already have been pushing for greater privacy rights for users … They also urged lawmakers to pass laws concerning data brokers, who buy and consolidate consumer information. “If companies adopt our final recommendations for …
FTC Releases Online Privacy Report: Does It Go Too Far? Not Far Enough? – Time
(MORE: Does Obama’s Online ‘Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights’ Get the Job Done … but as engines of commerce that’ll do whatever the law allows to improve their position. In a consumption-driven economy, with online information easily …
FTC calls for laws to protect consumer privacy on Internet – LoHud.com
In a broad report issued Monday, the FTC echoed President Obama’s call, issued a month ago, for a new law that would serve as a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, establishing a basic set of online privacy principles. The agency … Continue reading
FTC calls for laws to protect consumer privacy on Internet – Nashville Tennessean
In a broad report issued Monday, the FTC echoed President Obama’s call, issued a month ago, for a new law that would serve as a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, establishing a basic set of online privacy principles. The agency … Continue reading
New Virginia laws will alter business landscape – TMCnet
The most significant was a clarification of state laws governing the requirements … had not come into play right before Christmas, I don’t know that this would have gone forward this year,” she said. Consumers who buy items tax-free online … Continue reading
Obama Relies on Debt Collectors Profiting From Student Loan Woe – Bloomberg
“We want to make sure we are striking the right balance between helping borrowers … that would make a mobster envious,” Harvard Law Professor Elizabeth Warren, who helped establish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and is now …
If We Could See What The Data Brokers Have On Us, Would We Be Less Freaked Out By Them? – Forbes
In a wide-ranging report [pdf] that offers guidance to companies on how to deal with consumer privacy, the FTC calls on Congress to pass a law that would give Americans the right to access the information that data brokers hold … Continue reading
