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The Federal Trade Commission has announced it will host a public workshop to “examine how debt collectors are using new technologies and how this affects consumers.”

This includes addressing how collectors are using mobile telephones, e-mail, social media, information gathering tools, software platforms – including dialers – databases and payment portals.

From the announcement:

“The discussion will focus on how collectors use these technologies, consumer protection concerns that arise and how policymakers should respond to these concerns.”

The workshop will take place on April 28 in Washington D.C.