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Troutman Pepper Commemorates FCRA 50th Anniversary

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Enacted in 1970, the FCRA marks one of the first data protection laws passed in the computer age, setting the direction of information privacy in the United States. The FCRA regulates the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer information, including consumer credit information. and throughout the world.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Activities. Privacy and Cybersecurity Activities: On October 23, the FTC shared with consumers tips for identifying whether a COVID-19 clinical trial is a scam. State Activities. The restaurants lost the use of and access to their properties due to local and state COVID-19 civil authority orders.

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OFAC Warns Companies About Facilitating Ransomware Payments

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On October 1, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an advisory warning of the perils of facilitating ransomware payments involving malicious cyber-enabled activities.