Is a website that has outdated information about me allowed to charge me to take it down?
Sometimes. Currently, no federal law gives you the right to prevent data brokers from collecting, sharing or publishing your personal information. Read More
How can I get my personal information listed on MyLife removed?
You can contact data brokers like MyLife directly to request that your information be removed, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.
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Vermont Leads the Way on Regulating Data Brokers
Data brokers have long operated under the radar. They regularly compile information that can result in us paying higher prices, being denied service or becoming victims of discrimination. Read More
The Information Marketplace: Merging and Exchanging Consumer Data: Comments to the Federal Trade Commission
Federal Trade Commission Workshop, held March 13, 2001
600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580
Public Records in a Computerized Network Environment: Privacy Implications: Speech at the First Amendment Coalition Conference
Speech by Beth Givens, Director, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
First Amendment Coalition Conference
Panel: "Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own: Privacy Versus the Right to Know"
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The Proliferation of Online Information Brokers-Noncompliance With Their Own Privacy Policies and Other Problems: Comments to the Federal Trade Commission
Comments by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
Presented to President-Elect Obama’s Transition Team:
The Honorable Susan Ness, Professor Peter Swire, Professor Philip Weiser
as part of their meeting with privacy and consumer advocates
December 16, 2008
Bankruptcy, Public Records and Privacy: Comments to the U.S. Department of Justice
Comments of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and the Electronic Frontier Foundation to the U.S. Department of Justice
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