News QR Code on Envelope Violates Fair Debt Collection Act, Third Circuit Finds A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Monday that a woman who ...

In DiNaples, the Third Circuit confirmed that the additional step did not alter the analysis for standing purposes and that the QR code on the outside of an envelope also was an FDCPA violation.

A recent decision in the 3rd Circuit should prompt debt collectors to review their inclusion of viewable bar codes, QR codes or other technologies when sending debt collection letters. In the wake ...