Supreme Court Appeal Denied in Profiling Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the appeal of Trans Union to hear a case involving the sale of "tradelines," credit information that includes name, address, date of birth, telephone number, Social Security number, account type, opening date of account, credit limit, account status, and payment history. The Circuit Court had ruled that the company could not sell tradelines for marketing purposes because they constituted a credit report for purposes of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The Circuit Court also rejected Trans Union's claims that target marketing based on credit reports is protected by the First and Fifth Amendments.Trans Union v. FTC, No. 01-1080 (US 2002).
Trans Union v. FTC, No. 00-1141 (D.C. Cir. 2001).
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