Washington Examiner

IG sees massive security flaws in CFPB’s consumer financial info database

Federal officials are warning for a second time this month of potential security weaknesses with a massive consumer data-mining program run by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Inspector ...
Washington Examiner

CFPB’s data-mining on consumer credit cards challenged in heated House hearing

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials are seeking to monitor four out of every five U.S. consumer credit card transactions this year — up to 42 billion transactions – through a controversial ...

How Companies Use Big Data

Big data refers to large, diverse sets of information from multiple sources that can provide strategic information for ...
Forbes

With Consumer Data Models, Who Needs Government Data?

In a data-driven world, pauses in government economic reporting do more than inconvenient economists, they create dangerous blind spots for investors, policymakers, and business leaders. When ...
Reuters

Adidas warns of consumer data breach

BERLIN, May 23 (Reuters) - German sportswear maker Adidas (ADSGn.DE), opens new tab said on Friday an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer ...