Alternative Scoring Products Tweets

On March 19, 2014, the FTC’s Division of Privacy & Identity Protection continued its Spring Privacy 

Series in Washington, D.C. Alternative Scoring Products explored “scores” used by companies to 

predict trends and behaviors of consumers. FTC staff live-tweeted the two-hour event from 

@FTC. 

The following is a transcript of tweets and retweets from @FTC in chronological order for ease 

of reading. All tweets in their original order remain publicly available on the FTC’s Twitter 

account for as long as Twitter allows. 

Tweets 

FTC's Spring #Privacy Series continues at 10am EDT. Discussing alternative scoring products. 

More info: http://go.usa.gov/KP2C #FTCpriv 

Webcast link for FTC's Spring #Privacy Series seminar on Alternative Scoring Products: 

http://bit.ly/1bgdyNZ Watch at 10am EDT. 

Webcast link for FTC's Spring #Privacy Series seminar on Alternative Scoring Products: 

http://bit.ly/1bgdyNZ Watch at 10am EDT. #FTCpriv 

Our #Privacy Series Seminar starts in 5 minutes! Agenda: http://go.usa.gov/KP2C Webcast: 

http://bit.ly/1bgdyNZ Tweet Qs using #FTCpriv. 

We're starting! You can tweet your seminar questions for moderators using #FTCpriv. 

Claudia Perlich, Chief Scientist, Dstillery, is about to kickoff the seminar with an overview of 

predictive analytics. #FTCpriv 

Predictive Modeling: algorithms that learn from data, says Perlich. #FTCpriv 

Claudia Perlich discusses cookies & targeted advertising at FTC Alternative Scoring Products 

seminar. #FTCpriv pic.twitter.com/viDHibHIoi

Important takeaways: algorithm is just a translator, data is key, quality control hard...says 

Perlich. #FTCpriv 

You can find the bios of panelists here: http://go.usa.gov/KP2C #FTCpriv 

Moderators: Arias & Armstrong. Panelists L-to-R: Thomas; Pratt; Mierzwinski; Dixon; Turow; 

Perlich; & Soltani. #FTCpriv 
DMA's Thomas discussing various uses of predictive analytics incl nonprofits & political ads to 

identify donors & voters. #FTCpriv 

CDIA's Pratt says there are layers & layers of seamless fraud prevention that occurs that we're 

not aware of. #FTCpriv 

Dixon: Scores are proliferating. Large data set world not going to reverse itself. New scores 

don't have same protection as credit. #FTCpriv 

Moderator: Can anyone speak to how companies determine whether there are certain sets of 

data that are more accurate than others? #FTCpriv 

We have to expand the notion of a credit score & data broker, says Turow. #FTCpriv 

I'm not as concerned about ads as I am about eligibility uses of marketing and noncredit data, 

says Dixon. #FTCpriv 

Panelists discuss various types of consumer scores & uses at FTC seminar on Alternative Scoring 

Products. #FTCpriv pic.twitter.com/043hJpelsy

Ashkan Soltani will now give a presentation on emerging trends in online #privacy. #FTCpriv 

Soltani discusses the methodolgy & findings from his research on price variations. #FTCpriv 

pic.twitter.com/1i2WXx3psN

Mierzwinski: Can we use #bigdata in a way to serve under-banked & help them save money & 

build assets? #FTCpriv 

There's abt 30 minutes left in FTC's Spring #Privacy Series seminar on Alternative Scoring 

Products. Watch: http://bit.ly/1bgdyNZ #FTCpriv

We hope you enjoyed the FTC’s seminar on alternative scoring products. Here’s a statement 

from FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. #FTCpriv 

FTC sought to gain a better understanding of how data brokers are using #BigData to create 

scores abt consumers, says Ramirez. #FTCpriv 

Ramirez: Commission’s #privacy forum examined these alternative consumer scores & how 

they’re being used in the marketplace. #FTCpriv 

You can file public comments about this topic here: http://bit.ly/1eS5z8z #FTCpriv #privacy 

Webcast archive & transcript will post to http://www.FTC.gov/videos within 48 hours under 

“FTC events.” #FTCpriv