Insights Association Joins TCPA Challenge at the Supreme Court Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 9/14/2020 4:41:00 PM The Insights Association joined an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the definition of an autodialer in the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The leading nonprofit trade association representing the marketing research and data analytics industry joined 10 other business groups in the filing, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Financial Services Association, and Business Roundtable. Read More
DC Rejects New Tax on Data Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/29/2020 9:26:00 AM The City Council for Washington, DC voted on July 28, 2020 to reject the proposed three percent tax on the sale of data, as requested by the Insights Association and a large coalition of interested businesses and associations. Read More
Washington Privacy, Minors and Data Broker Bills Fail for 2020 Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 4/20/2020 4:13:00 PM Despite the Evergreen State legislature's efforts, complicated consumer privacy legislation, minors privacy provisions, and data broker restrictions all faltered, dying at the end of Washington's 2020 legislative session. Read More
Insights Association Calls for Suspension of Non-Compete Agreements Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 4/7/2020 1:32:00 PM The Insights Association today called upon its members and all organizations operating in the market research and data analytics space during this time of economic tumult to forgo enforcement of noncompete agreements for staff involuntarily separated from their organizations without full compensation. Read More
Non-Compete Agreements in the Insights Industry Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 4/7/2020 1:23:00 PM How should the U.S. insights industry approach the “iron triangle” of employment agreements – Non-Competes, Non-Disclosures and Non-Solicits – especially during the COVID-19 crisis? Read More
Protecting Your Customer Data: Cybersecurity Basics for Insights Providers Author Government Affairs 2/24/2020 3:18:00 PM Why Data Security is Essential to the Present & Future of Insights Read More
Feds End Decade With a Fully Funded 2020 Census Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 12/20/2019 5:00:00 PM With the decennial headcount just about to start, Congress finally delivered full funding to the Census Bureau for Fiscal Year 2020. Read More
Latest Funding Resolution is a Win in the Bigger Census Funding Battle Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 11/26/2019 4:57:00 PM The latest Continuing Resolution funding the federal government contains increased funding for the 2020 Census, improving the odds of decennial preparations getting completed and setting the stage for the completion of full-year funding before the end of the year. Read More
Oregon S.B. 472 Fails - Would Have Prohibited Selling or Purchasing Telephone Research Sample Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 7/10/2019 4:08:00 PM Oregon S.B. 472 died in committee with the conclusion of Oregon's legislative session at the end of June. This legislation would have prohibited the purchase or sale of a list of telephone numbers to be used for unsolicited calls, including calls for research. Read More
SCOTUS Blocks Citizenship Question from 2020 Census Howard Fienberg Government Affairs 6/27/2019 4:52:00 PM The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Department of Commerce's attempt to add a citizenship question to the decennial questionnaire in a 5-4 decision. With the deadline for printing questionnaires about to hit, the outcome is unclear. Read More