Federal privacy bill: “SECURE Data Act” introduced
Excerpted from a Clark Hill Blog by Jason Schwent and Lauren Williams On April 22, 2026, the House Energy & Commerce Committee announced the introduction of “Securing and Establishing Consumer […]
Does speed kill when it comes to background checks?
Can speed kill? Or, more accurately, can a background check be delivered too fast? Please note, speedy or instantaneous background checks are often fast because they rely on pre-indexed, automated […]
US lawmaker has plan for sweeping overhaul of Privacy Act
Excerpted from a Biometric Update Blog by Anthony Kimery Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan this week released a sweeping report arguing that the decades old Privacy Act of 1974, once a landmark safeguard against […]
The Fair Credit Reporting Act—Who is covered?
Excerpted from a Wiley Rein LLP Blog by Ian Barlow, Tawanna Lee, Duane Pozza and Kathleen Scott Companies that share or sell data, including data brokers, and companies that use […]