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Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rohit Chopra delivers remarks on relieving medical debt during an event in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds / AFP)

CFPB’s proposed data rules would improve security, privacy and competition

By giving the public greater control over their banking data, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal would deal a blow to data brokers.
Pedestrians walk inside newly installed “bike rack” barricades outside the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

How Congress can rein in data brokers

Know your customer rules are a first step to address the risks of sensitive data — including on U.S. military servicemembers — sold online.
The U.S. Capitol dome is seen from the base of the Washington Monument as the sun rises on November 9, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

DC Board of Elections breach may include entire voter roll

A breach of Washington’s election authority discovered after stolen data was offered for sale may affect the city’s entire voting population.
A District of Columbia flag is seen in front of the White House June 9, 2017 in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

D.C. voter records for sale in cybercrime forum

The District of Columbia Board of Elections became aware Thursday of the breach, which occurred via its hosting provider.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JUNE 6: An ICE agent monitors hundreds of asylum seekers being processed upon entering the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building on June 6, 2023. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)

How a private company helps ICE track migrants’ every move

Immigration and Customs Enforcement's claims about how long surveillance data is retained conflicts with internal records.
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The UK parliament amended a controversial surveillance clause in a sweeping online safety bill. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

US, UK strike data transfer agreement

The European Commission approved a similar data transfer agreement with the United States in July.
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