Subject:::FTC Calls for Privacy Information from Nine Data Brokers - TMCnet's Legal eNews Legal eNewsletter
If you have trouble viewing this email, click here to view online.
 
»Legal Home
»Free Premium Content
12/20/2012

  Featured Articles



  Sponsored By: SoundBite Communications


WEBINAR: Mobilizing Your Collections Strategy

For many, the mobile phone has become their primary communications device, and text messaging is a key channel. Six billion text messages are sent every day in the US. Are you capitalizing on the power and immediacy of this device in your collections strategies? 83% of messages are opened within three minutes, yet few collections organizations leverage the power of this channel.

In this webinar, Mobilizing Your Collections Strategy, find out how to increase your portfolio penetration, collect more debt faster, reach more live parties, and improve customer and debtor experience.

During this 45-minute webinar, attendees will learn:
  • Why 80% of debt collectors are currently using or plan to incorporate mobile text messaging into their overall collections strategy
  • The importance of obtaining mobile opt-in and how to stay compliant
  • How to capture, and leverage, consumer preferences to maximize the immediacy of the mobile device
  • Proven strategies used by leading organizations to help mobilize your collections outreach that result in a lift in payments
  • What you should consider when including text messaging in your collections strategy
Register Here


  Top Stories


  From The Expert Corner


December 19, 2012

FTC Calls for Privacy Information from Nine Data Brokers

By Brittany Walters-Bearden, TMCnet Contributor


The Federal Trade Commission is not taking privacy issues lightly in the cases of nine data brokers. The FTC has ordered Acxiom, Corelogic, Datalogix, eBureau, ID Analytics, Intelius, Peekyou, Rapleaf and Recorded Future (News - Alert) to provide details related to sources from which information is procured, how the information is used and whether or not consumers have access to the data.


Politicians from both the right and the left are concerned about this issue with West Virginia Democratic Senator Jay Rockefeller, Texas Republican Representative Joe Barton and Massachusetts Democratic Representative Ed Markey involved in the call for investigation of data brokerage. Broadcasting Cable.com notes that this has been an issue that the FTC (News - Alert) has been very involved with this year, calling for increased transparency earlier in 2012.


According to the FTC’s official website, it plans on using the information collected from the orders to make recommendations on whether or not data brokers need to improve their privacy practices and, if so, how they can do so. The orders were issued after a unanimous vote in its favor... Read More

   Featured Videos



   Featured Resources



  Featured Channels

  legal.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Legal Technology News and Information



  Advertise With Us


  General advertising Info: Click here   


  Become a TMCnet columnist!


Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

This email was distributed by: Technology Marketing Corporation, 800 Connecticut Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 As a valued reader or attendee of TMC's publications and events, you will occasionally receive carefully-screened offers and free product information via email. If you no longer wish to receive this type of email, please go to http://www.tmcnet.com/enews/subs.aspx?eml=[[email]] to adjust your preferences.