Republican Senators Play Game of Chicken With Trump on Cabinet Picks Wall Street Journal. Remember, as we pointed out, the Senate nixing a Presidential nomination is exceedingly rare (IIRC the last instance was in 1971). The usual process is to make clear well before, as with Matt Gaetz, that the process will be so damaging that they are better served to withdraw.
Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number The Verge Way overdue.
CNN interview with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov: compelling for those who want to think for themselves Gilbert Doctorow
Old wine in new bottles Why the Silicon Valley titans who got our kids addicted to screens are sending their own children to tech‑free Waldorf schools The Times.
Reprieve for South Korea’s Yoon as ruling party boycotts martial law impeachment vote South China Morning Post. Not good.
Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killer yields evidence, but few answers AP. Round-up. Lambert: ‘I thought the adjuster left via Port Authority, but AP says the George Washington Bridge Bus Station. AP mentions “Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC,” but there are also buses to upstate New York, some Canada-adjacent.’
Generally Unacceptable Accounting Principles: Lessons From PwC and AstraZeneca’s Contrasting Fates
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed a rule to rein in data brokers that sell Americans’ sensitive personal and financial information.
The proposed rule would limit the sale of personal identifiers like Social Security Numbers and phone numbers collected by certain companies and make sure that people’s financial data such as income is only shared for legitimate purposes, like facilitating a mortgage approval, and not sold to scammers targeting those in financial distress.
The proposal would make clear that when data brokers sell certain sensitive consumer information they are “consumer reporting agencies” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), requiring them to comply with accuracy requirements, provide consumers access to their information, and maintain safeguards against misuse.
“By selling our most sensitive personal data without our knowledge or consent, data brokers can profit by enabling scamming, stalking, and spying,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. “The CFPB’s proposed rule will curtail these practices that threaten our personal safety and undermine America’s national security.” The data broker industry collects and sells detailed
information about Americans’ personal lives and financial circumstances to anyone willing to pay. The CFPB’s proposal would ensure data brokers comply with federal law and address critical threats from current data broker practices..”