The Information Policy Institute in the Press

BusinessWeek, April 10, 2008

The Credit Report in Your Shoebox

Valor Econômico, São Paulo, Brazil, October 9, 2007

PIB pode avançar mais de 1% com cadastro positivo

WVUE Fox 8, New Orleans, September 28, 2007

Small Businesses Struggle Post-Katrina

The Times-Picayune, August 29, 2007

Gulf Coast small business owners optimistic about hurricane recovery, study says

USA Today, August 29, 2007

Smaller businesses struggle to recover from Katrina

Mortgage Banking, March 1, 2007

The Thin-File Problem

The Economist, July 1, 2006

Data Security: Wired

Government Technology, June 20, 2006

Information Policy Institute Examines Data Breach Notification Legislation

USA Today, May 16, 2006

Alternative Credit Scores Could Open Door for Loans

Brookings Institute Web Exclusive, October 18, 2005

Making A Better Life: Preparing for the Post-Katrina Personal Finance Crisis

National Business Review, October 17, 2005

Expert calls for more data on credit reports

Scoop, October 14, 2005

Credit reporting system denies NZers wealth

internetnews.com, September 1, 2005

States Lead Congress on Breach Protections

Privacy Times, August 30, 2005

Information Policy Institute Backs National Credit File Freeze

Washington Post, May 25, 2005

Alternative credit data may bring loans closer for some

Congress Daily, December 11, 2003

Second Outsourcing Wave Linked To 'Jobless Recovery'

Denver Post, December 11, 2003

Jobs exiled from U.S. give rise to activism.

IT World, December 11, 2003

Offshore outsourcing: Little effect on U.S. jobs?

Computer World, December 11, 2003

Lawmakers eye ways to slow offshore outsourcing

Business Economics, July 24, 2003

Congress Faces Critical Decision About Consumer Credit Legislation (The Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970 and 1996)

Associated Press, July 22, 2003

States new no-call registry a hit

New York Times, June 20, 2003

Limits to Be Set on Telemarketing

CardWeb, July 2003

FCRA Nightmare

BNA, June 18, 2003

White House Said Planning FCRA Strategy; Johnson Says Business Community Divided

CongressDailyAM, June 17, 2003

FINANCE--Study: Loan Costs Would Rise Without Federal Pre-Emption

Direct, June 1, 2003

Watch the SKIES

MediaPost, March 7, 2003

Technology: Breaking Through Consumer Resistance

Adweek, March 6, 2003

Media Conference: Regulators Face 'New Realities'

Boston Herald, January 16, 2003

Eyeing new rules on media ownership

USA Today, January 15, 2003

Relaxing rules raises concerns about diverse media voices

AdAge, January 13, 2003

4A's RETHINKS STANCE IN FCC MEDIA RULE FIGHT -- Ad Group Mulls Whether to Join Consumer Groups Against Consolidation

Boston Herald, January 6, 2003

CAPITAL FOCUS; Media-owning rules overdue for a change (Op-Ed)

AdAge, December 30, 2002

GROUP CHALLENGES NETWORKS' PROGRAMMING CONTROL -- Legal Action by New Alliance Demands Use of Independent Production Companies

New York Times, December 18, 2002

Consumers Finding Ways to Zap Telemarketer Calls

AdAge, December 13, 2002

4As JOINS CONSUMER GROUPS AGAINST FCC -- Unusual Alliance Seeks to Block Loosening of Media Consolidation Rules

Privacy Daily, June 25, 2002

Do Consumers Really Want a National Do Not Call List -- Recent Survey

AdAge, June 5, 2002

FTC OPENS HEARING INTO NATIONAL 'DO NOT CALL' LIST -- Reports Says Consumers to Favor Opt-Out Proposal

Information Week, May 27, 2002

Is What's Good For Consumers Bad For Business? -- Opt-in laws could make it harder for companies to know their customers

DIRECT Newsline, May 15 2002

Privacy Experts Trade Barbs Over Studies

You Score, You Win: The Consequences of Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

Using non-traditional data for underwriting loans to thin-file borrowers: Evidence, tips and precautions

Economic Impacts of Payment Reporting Participation in Latin America

White Paper

White Paper (Spanish)

The Impact of Provider- Identifiable Data on Healthcare Quality and Cost

Executive Summary

On the Impact of Credit Payment Reporting on the Financial Sector and Overall Economic Performance in Japan

(Japanese Summary )


Give Credit Where Credit is Due: Increasing Access to Affordable Mainstream Credit Using Alternative Data

Towards a Rational Data Breach Notification Regime.


Giving Underserved Consumers Better Access to the Credit System


Information Systems, Computer Crimes, and Criminal Justice."

Edward Roche, Institute Director of Scientific Intelligence Releases Second Edition of Cybercrime Book

Recent Center on the Global Information Economy Publications

"Privacy Rights and Policy Wrongs: How Data Restrictions can Impair Information-Led Development in Emerging Markets."