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RELEASE: New report details environmental, consumer costs of data center expansion
Growth in energy-intensive computing must come with focus on using renewable energy, maximizing energy efficiency, reducing impacts on grid
NEW INVESTIGATION: How Allstate’s data broker Arity sells drivers’ data for targeted ads
Insurance giant faces lawsuit for alleged privacy violations
Statement: CFPB orders Equifax to pay $15 million penalty
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered Equifax on Friday to pay a $15 million civil money penalty into the CFPB’s victims relief fund for failing to conduct what the bureau called “proper” investigations of consumer disputes.
Statement: FTC announces suit against John Deere for allegedly monopolizing repair
Announcement comes after years of research, advocacy about barriers to farm equipment repair
STATEMENT: Biden issues executive order to fast-track data centers for AI
Advocates urge incoming administration to maintain environmental, consumer protections
Statement: CFPB sues Experian, alleging ‘sham investigations’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Tuesday a lawsuit against Experian, one of the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, also known as credit bureaus.
STATEMENT: New rule to remove medical debt from some credit reports
Advocates cheer action to alleviate adverse effects of medical debt
DOT penalizes JetBlue for chronic flight delays
Enforcement action is Transportation Dept.’s first-ever for ‘unrealistic scheduling’
ADVISORY: U.S. PIRG Education Fund’s health policy expert to cohost Lown Institute Shkreli Awards
Annual list (dis)honors ‘worst examples of profiteering and dysfunction in American health care'
Statement: CFPB sues Zelle’s operator, 3 of the banks that own payment app
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Friday a lawsuit against Early Warning Services, the operator of peer-to-peer payment network Zelle, and three of its owner banks—Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo.