Shannon Ross reports:
You probably know that credit reporting companies collect personal information, like if you pay your bills on time. But, did you also know that they also keep track of the medications you take and assign it a score?
Senator Chuck Schumer says they take that score and sell it to other companies, which could affect things like whether you get a new job or a mortgage.
He’s pushing the FTC to look into whether all this is legal.
Read more on WIVB. Jay Jochnowitz also covers the story on Albany Times Union. Both articles reproduce Senator Schumer’s letter to the FTC.