by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 23, 2026
In July 2026, researchers at New York University, Columbia University, and Northeastern University, examined Home Depot’s data collection practices and found errors in customers’ profiles including wrong inferences about jobs, gender, ages, and household composition...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 7, 2025
In July 2025, the GAO issued a report, Rental Housing: Use and Federal Oversight of Property Technology (GAO-25-107196). The report was conducted at the request of members of Congress who “raised questions about the use of property technology tools in the rental...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 16, 2024
In July 2024, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra spoke at the July 10 meeting of the U.S. Financial Literacy and Education Commission. Chopra is the vice chair of the commission. Chopra spoke about fraud in consumer payments. In his remarks, Chopra noted the sharp rise in...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jul 15, 2024
On July 16, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) met to discuss, among other things, a “Discussion and Possible Action to Advance Draft Regulations to Formal Rulemaking for Automated Decisionmaking Technology, Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits,...
by Eric J. Ellman | May 23, 2024
In May 2024, the U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, And Commerce Subcommittee held a markup of three bills: H.R. ____, American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft (Rep. Rodgers) H.R. 7891, Kids Online Safety Act...
