FTC Trumps Trans Union in Credit Report Marketing Case
An appeals court has upheld an FTC order compelling Trans Union to stop using consumer report data for marketing. Trans Union, one of the major credit reporting agencies, was selling targeted marketing lists of persons who recently received automobile loans, mortgages, and credit cards. The company claimed a First Amendment right in using this information for marketing purposes.Trans Union v. FTC, PACER.
Financial Privacy, Tech Law Journal Daily Report, April 16, 2001.
Credit Firm Told to Stop Selling Data, Washington Post, April 17, 2001.
