#databrokers
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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.
#CFPB #privacy #Politics #databrokers
on Tue, 11AM
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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.
#security #watchdog #databrokers #privacy
17h ago
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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 #Politics #military #protests #monitored
22h ago
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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
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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.
#mbw #ssn #CFPB #tech #privacy #databrokers
on Tue, 11AM
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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
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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
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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