A group of 15 privacy scholars have filed a brief with the Supreme Court regarding Spokeo, Inc v. Robbins. To disallow the class-action against Spokeo would present significant detriment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), they suggest. “The FCRA’s consumer transparency requirements and remedial provisions were designed to encourage steady improvement in consumer reporting practices and to relieve pressure on public enforcement authorities,” the document abstract states, noting, “The Petitioner’s claim that Respondents cannot pursue it for its violations of the FCRA would unravel that bargain, preserving consumer reporting agencies’ broad immunity from suit while diminishing incentives to handle data fairly.”
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