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National Consumer Protection Week: Keeping your personal data safe in a digitally connected world

Webroot

March is a time for leprechauns and four-leaf clovers, and as luck would have it, its also a time to learn how to protect your private data from cybercrime. Each year, the first week of March (March 2-8) is recognized as National Consumer Protection Week (NCPW).

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Government Shutdown Leaves Americans More Vulnerable to Identity Theft, Scams

Adam Levin

citizens are more vulnerable to the effects of identity theft and scams as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. The two primary websites created by the government as resources for victims of identity theft, IdentityTheft.gov and FTC.gov/complaint , are currently offline as part of the partial shutdown of the Federal Trade Commission.

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Many data brokers are failing to register with state consumer protection agencies

Malwarebytes

Hundreds of data brokers haven’t registered with state consumer protection agencies, according to The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC). Many states have privacy laws in place that govern the use of private data, but some have or are working on specific laws for data brokers.

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Congressional Report on the 2017 Equifax Data Breach

Schneier on Security

The US House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has just released a comprehensive report on the 2017 Equifax hack. Here is my testimony before before the House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection last November. Lance Spitzner also commented on this.

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A Federal AI Power Move. without a Real Preemption Clause

SecureWorld News

Nothing for consumer protection. They're doing it because the federal government hasn't. This AI ban lives in a clause about modernizing government IT systems, but whether that's enough budget tie-in to survive? We need clear rules, public input, and actual governance. That's a real question.

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New IoT Security Regulations

Schneier on Security

It falls upon lawmakers to create laws that protect consumers. While the US government is largely absent in this area of consumer protection, the state of California has recently stepped in and started regulating the Internet of Things, or "IoT" devices sold in the state­and the effects will soon be felt worldwide.

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AI Regulation in Finance: Steering the Future with Consumer Protection at the Helm

Centraleyes

The AI revolution in finance presents numerous opportunities and, simultaneously, the potential for many risks , specifically regarding consumer protection. Financial institutions must emphasize trust-building measures by preserving data privacy and consumer protection to mitigate risk in AI systems.