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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is asking the public for feedback on how companies that provide financial services handle consumers' personal financial data. They want to understand how these companies collect, use, and share data from consumer payments. The information collected will help CFPB make decisions on whether to update regulations to better protect consumer privacy. Anyone interested can share their thoughts, and CFPB particularly wants to hear from consumers, advocates, researchers, and businesses by April 11, 2025.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a consent agreement with Flo Health, Inc., a company accused of sharing users' menstrual and fertility data without their consent, violating laws against deceptive business practices. Flo Health had promised users their information would remain private but allegedly shared it with third parties like Facebook and Google. The proposed order, open for public comment, requires Flo Health to improve its privacy practices, notify users of the data sharing, and obtain users' express consent before sharing personal health information again. Additionally, there's a debate among FTC commissioners about whether further enforcement actions, such as applying the Health Breach Notification Rule, should be taken against Flo Health.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has submitted a request to renew an information collection about operator simulator training data, titled "Collection of Operator Simulator Training Data," to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The information collected comes from license holders and applicants for power reactor licenses, excluding those with decommissioned facilities. The data aids in training and improving the Scenario Authoring, Characterization, and Debriefing Application (SACADA) software used for simulator training and human reliability analysis. The NRC encourages licensees to voluntarily participate in utilizing this software for their training, offering support and access in exchange for data sharing to enhance training and analysis techniques.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is updating a system of records related to its Lifeline Program, which helps low-income individuals get discounts on phone and internet services. The changes include simplifying and clarifying information to make it easier to read, implementing better measures to monitor program representatives, and reducing fraud. The updates also involve sharing certain details with other federal agencies and contractors involved in administering similar programs and carrying out consumer surveys. These modifications aim to improve program efficiency while protecting the privacy and personal information of those involved.

The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice about changes to a system of records called the "Enterprise Data Management and Analytics Platform Services" (EDMAPS). This system collects and analyzes data from various Federal Student Aid sources to assist in managing student aid throughout its lifecycle. The changes include clarifications on legal authorities, updates to the system's purposes, and modifications to categories of records and routine uses of information to help prevent and investigate fraud. The updates are open for public comment until February 3, 2025, before they become official.