For the 15th consecutive year, identity theft has topped the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) national ranking of consumer complaints. Identity theft represented 13% of all complaints in 2014 according to the FTC's 2014 Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book. Identity theft has held the FTC’s No. 1 spot for 15 years.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse is celebrating National Consumer Protection Week March 1-7, 2015. Visit ncpw.gov to find out more and get involved! Make sure to check out our daily tips March 1st through the 7th on our front page. We will provide you some simple tips to keep your “privacy health" in check!
Saturday Tip:
Now is a good time to take a moment to make sure you are doing what you can to help minimize data privacy and security risks with regard to your digital accounts.
It’s inevitable. As the holidays draw to a close, many of us will have received a well-intended gift that we may not like. Whether it’s a matter of the wrong size or color, a defective product, a duplicate gift, or just something that we just “don’t want”, it may become necessary to return the gift to a retailer. Retailers have different policies (and states have different laws) concerning the ability to return unwanted merchandise. But, one thing that troubles many privacy conscious consumers is when retai
Are you asking for a “smart” appliance or thermostat, fitness tracking device, connected security camera system for your home, or even smart clothing this holiday season? As the holiday season approaches, all the new cool technology gadgets that are “must haves” may have privacy risks you didn’t consider.
Re: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) Communications: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)
Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0022
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse comments submitted electronically via http://www.regulations.gov
Perhaps you just purchased a new home. Maybe you’re getting married or expecting a baby. You bought a new car. You subscribed to a magazine. Or maybe you just ordered a pizza. What do all of these activities have in common? There’s a good chance that your personal information may have fallen into the hands of a data broker.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Comments in Support of CFPB’s Complaint Narrative Proposal
Docket Number: CFPB-2014-0016
Submitted by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Sept. 22, 2014
If you have been a victim of a data breach, you need to understand that there are differences between the types of breaches and the potential for both financial fraud and/or identity theft.
September 10, 2014
Monica Jackson
Office of the Executive Secretary
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
1275 First Street, NEa
Washington, DC 20002
Re: Request for Information Regarding the Use of Mobile Financial Services by Consumers and Its Potential for Improving the Financial Lives of Economically Vulnerable Consumers
Docket No. CFPB-2014-0012