Consumer Advocacy and Information

NIST Report Recommends New Privately Led Steering Group to Drive Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

10 Feb 2012

NIST released recommendations for new, privately led Identity Ecosystem Steering Group to tackle complex policy and technical issues necessary to create online environment where individuals and organizations will be able to better trust one another. NIST also announced its intent to issue a Federal Funding Opportunity for an organization to convene steering group and provide it with initial ...

Historic ‘Robo-Signing’ Foreclosure Settlement Mandates Corporate Best Practices for Financial Institutions

10 Feb 2012

The National Notary Association , the leader in best practices, training, and advocacy for the nation’s community of 4.8 million Notaries, is offering its Notary management expertise, guidance and corporate best practices to financial institutions seeking to comply with the terms of the national foreclosure settlement announced on February 9 — the largest mortgage industry settlement in U.S.

EPIC Pushes FTC to Get in the Ring With Google

9 Feb 2012

The fallout from changes Google plans to make to its privacy policies and terms of service continues, with consumer advocacy group the Electronic Privacy Information Center suing the Federal Trade Commission over the issue. EPIC is seeking injunctive and other relief to force the FTC to enforce a consent order it issued in October against Google.