Bruce MacDonald<p>'Chief author Rep. Steve Elkins, DFL-Bloomington, said it’s time for more oversight on the troves of personal information consumers provide to businesses, knowingly or not. That includes data harvested by seemingly free applications like weather apps, which may sell the information to turn a profit. …</p><p>'“If you got turned down for an apartment or for a favorable insurance rate or a job and the company is just telling you, ‘Sorry I can’t tell you that’ — now, they have a responsibility to tell you,“ he said.'<br><a href="https://www.startribune.com/law-taking-effect-this-week-empowers-minnesotans-to-request-delete-personal-consumer-data/601394237?utm_source=gift" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">startribune.com/law-taking-eff</span><span class="invisible">ect-this-week-empowers-minnesotans-to-request-delete-personal-consumer-data/601394237?utm_source=gift</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DataPractices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPractices</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>Advice from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> helped me to beat a bad debt that wasn't mine in court (I was my own lawyer). Armed with pertinent questions for the debt owner, I was able to prove that it wasn't my debt. But I wouldn't have been able to do it without that information (not without hiring a lawyer, which could end up costing more than the debt)!</p><p>Workers at the CFPB watch hopelessly as the GOP undoes their work</p><p>By KEN SWEET<br>Updated 7:27 AM EDT, July 15, 2025</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — "The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get paid. But, in practice, the bureau has been mostly inoperable for nearly six months. CFPB employees say they essentially spend the workday sitting on their hands, forbidden from doing any work by directive from the White House.</p><p>"The bureau is supposed to be helping oversee the nation’s banks and financial services companies and taking enforcement action in case of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wrongdoing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wrongdoing</span></a>. Instead, the situation is Kafkaesque: the main function seems to be undoing the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rulemaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rulemaking</span></a> and law enforcement work that was done under previous administrations, including in President Donald Trump’s first term.</p><p>"American consumers can no longer look to the bureau for help when it comes to their checking account, credit card, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaydayLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaydayLoan</span></a>, auto loan or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/mortgage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mortgage</span></a>. Trump has neutered the watchdog, employees say, the culmination of a yearslong effort by Republicans who felt the agency often went overboard in its efforts."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/cfpb-vought-trump-rohit-chopra-banks-consumers-fef24aa0d7fdf46967df8041586743bd" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/cfpb-vought</span><span class="invisible">-trump-rohit-chopra-banks-consumers-fef24aa0d7fdf46967df8041586743bd</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateColonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateColonialism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PaydayLoanSharks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PaydayLoanSharks</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debt</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IdentityTheft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IdentityTheft</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BankFees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BankFees</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CollectionAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectionAgencies</span></a></p>
Jan Penfrat<p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Shein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shein</span></a> was fined €40 million by French authorities on Thursday after an investigation found the Chinese fast-fashion giant had misled <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> about its discounts and environmental impact. 🎉 </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.economie.gouv.fr/files/files/directions_services/dgccrf/media-document/cp-dgccrf-SHEIN-sanctionne-amende-40millions.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">economie.gouv.fr/files/files/d</span><span class="invisible">irections_services/dgccrf/media-document/cp-dgccrf-SHEIN-sanctionne-amende-40millions.pdf</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/digitalrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digitalrights</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DeceptiveDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeceptiveDesign</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DFA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DFA</span></a></p>
Nick<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>kkarhan</span></a></span> auf jedenfall, wir haben am Wochenende auch fleißig auf dem <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/CSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSD</span></a> dafür geworben, hatte sehr gute Resonanz ;)</p><p><a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/piratenMuc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>piratenMuc</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/StopKillingGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopKillingGames</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/ECI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECI</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/EuropeanCitizenInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCitizenInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Archival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archival</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/GamingArchival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingArchival</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/GamesArchival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamesArchival</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preservation</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/GamePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/CulturePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videogames</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/VideogamePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideogamePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/ReducedLifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReducedLifecycle</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/LiveService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiveService</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/LiveServiceGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiveServiceGames</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/Delisting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Delisting</span></a> <a href="https://piraten-partei.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a></p>
Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bbb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbb</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/taxes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxes</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wealthy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wealthy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationalparks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationalparks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vouchers</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/alt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alt</span></a> </p><p>Heather Cox Richardson 6/28/25<br>SENATE REPUBLICANS RELEASE VERSION OF BILL AT MIDNIGHT TO AVOID PRESS A FEW THINGS REMOVED</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Kommt schon Leute -<br> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StopKillingGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopKillingGames</span></a> mitzeichnen!<br><a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a><br><a href="https://www.stopkillinggames.com/eci" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">stopkillinggames.com/eci</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Mitzeichnungsende ist 31.07.2025</p><p>Screenshot: Stand 28.06.2025 @ 23:45 MESZ</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ECI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ECI</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EuropeanCitizenInitiative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanCitizenInitiative</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Archival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archival</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GamingArchival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingArchival</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GamesArchival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamesArchival</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Preservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Preservation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GamePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CulturePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Videogames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VideogamePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideogamePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CulturalHeritage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CulturalHeritage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DRM</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enshittification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ReducedLifecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReducedLifecycle</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LiveService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiveService</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LiveServiceGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiveServiceGames</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Delisting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Delisting</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Damnit! Well my day just got fecked up. Got a letter today from Liberty Mutual Insurance. In two days, my home owners insurance is cancelled. Two feck'n days. Letter arrived on a Saturday. Insurance is cancelled on Monday at midnight. This is bullshit. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Insurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insurance</span></a> </p><p>Based on the reasons in the letter, they must have used old satellite photos and old public Zillow or real estate for sale photos because it mentions:</p><p>*Roof, poor condition, but we had a new roof installed, along with fascia boards, in 2023. It was a total rip out so only one layer now.</p><p>*Gutters- no downspouts— We had new seamless gutters installed at the same time as the roof</p><p>*Furnace oil tank rust: When the new energy efficient furnace was put in in 2021, we had a new, modern tank installed.</p><p>All of those items they listed as reasons makes me think they, or their underwriting AI program, used old, public photos of the house, inside and exterior. Nobody came, esp to do an inspection of the inside oil tank in the basement.</p><p>The letter has no directions on how to dispute and prevent them from cancelling. It just says I can request a copy of the report they relied on and dispute. No directions, phone number, etc. <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Legal</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/LibertyMutual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LibertyMutual</span></a> .</p>
Jordan Maris 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 #NAFO<p>Game Publishers keep dropping support for games they have sold to consumers, leaving the games unplayable.</p><p>The "Stop Killing Games" European Citizens Initiative demands the EU propose a law to force developers to leave games in a playable state!</p><p>It has reached 500k of the 1m needed signatures (deadline July 31). We need your support!</p><p>EU Citizens Sign here: <a href="https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/</span><span class="invisible">screen/home</span></a></p><p><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EUpol</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/StopKillingGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopKillingGames</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a></p>
BGDon<p>The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has canceled plans to introduce new rules to ensure that data brokers obtain Americans’ consent before selling or sharing sensitive personal information, including financial data such as income, credit history and Social Security numbers. </p><p>Data brokers create extensive profiles on nearly every American, including sensitive data such as precise location history, political affiliations, and financial data - often without individuals’ knowledge or consent. This information is frequently resold for purposes ranging from marketing to law enforcement surveillance.</p><p>“Foreign and malign actors with access to these datasets could uncover information about high-level targets, such as military service members, that could be used for coercion, reputational damage, and blackmail,”. </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-k</span><span class="invisible">ills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PPI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PPI</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Databrokers</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DataPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataPrivacy</span></a></p>
Petra van Cronenburg<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@ghalfacree" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ghalfacree</span></a></span> Depends on your country. In the EU it must be real food and it must be marked clearly that the photo shows only a suggestion to prepare it but not the content. Deceptive packaging can be reported.</p><p>So the fight for better consumer protection laws is a solution against such <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/aislop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aislop</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/foodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConsumerRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a></p>
Jonathan Joshua<p>The CFPB issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to withdraw its recently enacted regulations establishing a "repeat offenders registry." The comment period ends on June 13, 2025. Only two comments have been filed. <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/CFPB-2025-0011-0001/comment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">regulations.gov/document/CFPB-</span><span class="invisible">2025-0011-0001/comment</span></a><br><a href="https://esq.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ChargeBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChargeBack</span></a> the payment & press charges for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> against the seller.</p><ul><li>Bomus points if they involve the legitimate manufacturer who's product was counterfeilt (<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toshiba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toshiba</span></a> I assume due to the photo)…</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NotLegalAdvice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NotLegalAdvice</span></a> but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhatYouAllowIsWhatWillContinue</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeStorage</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CounterfeiltProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CounterfeiltProducts</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeSSDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeSSDs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeHDDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeHDDs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HDD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HDD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SSD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeProducts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeProducts</span></a></p>
Bernie the Wordsmith<p>EU citizens of Mastodon, please share your takes on this iniciative from the <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> Agenda 2025-2030 and what should be their priorities. You have until August to make your voice heard <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission/114612496239311715" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E</span><span class="invisible">UCommission/114612496239311715</span></a></p>
Jonathan Joshua<p>CFPB now taking comments about the consumer complaint database, about: "(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary . . ." and "(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected . . ." Comments are due 07/21/2025 at 11:59 pm EST</p><p><a href="https://esq.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/22/2025-09226/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request#open-comment" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">federalregister.gov/documents/</span><span class="invisible">2025/05/22/2025-09226/agency-information-collection-activities-comment-request#open-comment</span></a></p>
Jonathan Joshua<p>The CFPB is about to undo pretty much every piece of regulatory and sub-regulatory guidance its ever issued. <a href="https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08286.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">public-inspection.federalregis</span><span class="invisible">ter.gov/2025-08286.pdf</span></a><br><a href="https://esq.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a></p>
Jonathan Joshua<p>Effective May 12, 2025, the FTC’s Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees, 16 C.F.R. Part 464, prohibits bait-and-switch pricing and other tactics used to obscure and misrepresent total prices and fees for live-event tickets and short-term lodging.</p><p><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/resources/rule-unfair-or-deceptive-fees-frequently-asked-questions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ftc.gov/business-guidance/reso</span><span class="invisible">urces/rule-unfair-or-deceptive-fees-frequently-asked-questions</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://esq.social/tags/lawfedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lawfedi</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://esq.social/tags/ftc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ftc</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"A federal employee who is helping the Trump administration carry out the drastic downsizing of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau owns stock in companies that could benefit from the agency’s dismantling, a ProPublica investigation has found.</p><p>Gavin Kliger, a 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency aide, disclosed the investments earlier this year in his public financial report, which lists as much as $365,000 worth of shares in four companies that the CFPB can regulate. According to court records and government emails, he later helped oversee the layoffs of more than 1,400 employees at the bureau.</p><p>Ethics experts say this constitutes a conflict of interest and that Kliger’s actions are a potential violation of federal ethics laws.</p><p>Executive branch employees have long been subject to laws and rules that forbid them from working on matters that “will affect your own personal financial interest.” CFPB employees are also required to divest from dozens of additional, specific companies that engage in financial services and thus either are or could be subject to agency supervision, rulemaking, examination or enforcement.</p><p>The CFPB oversees companies that offer a variety of financial services, including mortgage lending, auto financing, credit cards and payment apps."</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/doge-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/doge-co</span><span class="invisible">nsumer-financial-protection-bureau-gavin-kliger-stock</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a></p>
Lenora<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/foodsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foodsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumerprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerprotection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> should read ‘The Jungle’ by Upton Sinclair. It will make you realize food inspections are critical</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Seriously, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B4InQ1Ymcg" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">stuff like this</a> should be <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outlawed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outlawed</span></a> and we need actual <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ConsumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerProtection</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> that classifies <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PetCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetCare</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PetToys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PetToys</span></a> with the same protections as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Toddler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toddler</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toys</span></a>. </p><p>Because cats being killed by an <em>"automatic <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LitterBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LitterBox</span></a>"</em> is just the most horrific and inexcuseable product fault there could be.</p>
Jonathan Kamens 86 47<p>I don't know who needs to hear this, but if you want to reserve a room in a particular hotel, DO NOT search for the hotel name and call the number in one of the sponsored ads at the top of the search results.<br>More likely than not this is a reseller who will pretend you are talking directly to the hotel and charge you a LOT more than you would have paid the hotel directly.<br>Find the hotel website, confirm from the URL that you're on it, and call the number there.<br>1/2<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/consumerProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>consumerProtection</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a></p>
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