Data Privacy
Every time we use our phones or computers, data is collected about us, often without our knowledge or active consent. Data, like where we go and what we shop for, is collected and sold. It is later used by any person or company willing to pay the price to influence our behavior, target advertising, and even to funnel us, unknowingly, into particular products or services.
Texas Appleseed is exploring data privacy as part of our Fair Financial Services work, to support individual control over our own personal information. Data privacy and control is a civil right that is, under current laws, too often denied to Texans.
In addition to data privacy issues, Texas Appleseed is also monitoring new financial technology products and services to ensure that they are covered by appropriate consumer protections and do not lead to negative financial outcomes for Texans.
Reports
Fact Sheets & One-Pagers
- Support Data Privacy Legislation to Regulate Data Brokers (February 8, 2023)
Blog Posts
- Texas at the Crossroads – An Update on Privacy Legislation (November 15, 2021)
- Texas at the Crossroads: Protecting Privacy and Civil Rights (April 27, 2021)
Letters
- Comments on the Texas Digital Opportunity Plan (January 5, 2024)
- Comments on the proposed rules: the implementation of SB 2105 (Data Broker Registry (October 29, 2023)
- RE: FTC Seek Comments on Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security, R111004, Docket (FTC-2022-0053) (October 21, 2022)
- Regarding the CFPB's Inquiry Into Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Providers (CFPB- 2022-0002) (March 2022)
- An Inquiry into Big Tech Payment Platforms (December 2021)
- Addressed to Multiple Agencies – Financial Institutions’ Use of Artificial Intelligence, including Machine Learning (July 1, 2021)
Testimony
- House Committee on Business & Industry (September 15, 2022)
- Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services Committee (August 25, 2022)
- Blockchain Matters Public Meeting (August 19, 2022)