From 404media.co
FTC Bans Location Data Company That Powers the Surveillance Ecosystem
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Venntel is a primary provider of location data to the government or other companies that sell to U.S. agencies. The FTC is banning Venntel from selling data related to health clinics, refugee shelters, and much more.
#USA #tech #gravy #infosec #venntel #security #civilrights #databrokers #locationdata #surveillance
on Tue, 4PM
From wired.com
Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers
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A new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would use a 54-year-old privacy law to impose new oversight of the data broker industry. But first, the agency must survive Elon Musk.
#privacy #security #watchdog #databrokers
on Wed, 1AM
From arstechnica.com
US plan to protect consumers from data brokers faces dim future under Trump
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Wyden: “Unfortunately, it will be up to Trump’s CFPB to finalize this proposed rule.”…
#Trump #privacy #security #databrokers #privacyMatters
on Tue, 6PM
From techcrunch.com
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The U.S. consumer protection agency said it's closing the loophole to block the "widespread evasion" of federal law by data brokers.
#USA #fcra #Politics #databrokerage #dataprotection #CFPB #privacy #databrokers
on Tue, 11AM
From 404media.co
U.S. Government Tries to Stop Data Brokers That Help Dox People Through Credit Data
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A new proposed rule change from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) could curtail the sale of American's personal data. That's if the agency survives the Trump presidency.
#us #dox #CFPB #privacy #databrokers
on Tue, 11AM
From wired.com
FTC Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel
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The FTC is targeting data brokers that monitored people’s movements during protests and around US military installations. But signs suggest the Trump administration will be far more lenient.
#ftc #data #Trump #brokers #privacy #tracked #military #protests #security #monitored
on Tue, 8PM
From gizmodo.com
Feds Propose Crackdown on Data Brokers Selling Sensitive Personal Information
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New rules from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and settlements from the Federal Trade Commission would limit what information data brokers can sell and who they can sell it to.
#pii #News #tech #privacy #internet #security #Technology #databrokers
on Tue, 6PM
From wired.com
Anyone Can Buy Data Tracking US Soldiers and Spies to Nuclear Vaults and Brothels in Germany
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More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.
#data #tech #spying #bigdata #Tracking #devopsish #Technology #advertising #databrokers #surveillance
on Nov 23
From techcrunch.com
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US-based Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla must also delete historic data collected on millions of Americans.
#ftc #privacy #Politics #databrokers
on Tue, 3PM
From theverge.com
Data brokers may be banned from selling your social security number
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They’d also have to ask for consent before selling your info.
#ssn #CFPB #tech #privacy #databrokers
on Tue, 11AM