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Unless the federal government steps up, the unchecked middlemen of surveillance capitalism will continue to harm our civil rights and national security.
Data brokers’ millions of dollars in lobbying spending in 2020 rivaled that of some Big Tech firms
When most of us think of how the concept of “data” has been skewered by the press, we’re probably thinking about an app’s location data tipping off our home address, or apps like Grindr tipping advertisers off about our sexuality. What’s less scrutinized, both by the public and by those in public office, is data that’s…
It says it rarely uses the data.
Revelation has led to fears the information could be abused
The data comes from hundreds of ordinary apps installed on peoples’ phones around the world.
Whereas many DMVs sell drivers’ names, addresses, or vehicle information, the Arizona Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) sells some residents’ most personal information.
Congress investigating how data broker sells smartphone tracking info to law enforcement - The Verge
A report last year found Homeland Security used Venntel data at the US-Mexico border.
Data company Mobilewalla used cellphone information to estimate the demographics of protesters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says it’s “shady” and concerning.
Tim Hortons is logging detailed location data of customers through its app — and many may not realize it’s happening at all
Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List ✨now mirrored on Github! https://github.com/yaelwrites/Big-Ass-Data-Broker-Opt-Out-List✨ ☠ = high priority 🎫 = requires driver’s license (cross out your ID #!) 📞 = must pick up a (gasp!) phone 📠 = must go back in time and find a fax machine 📫 = must use snail...
The research for this report examined directory information practices and related issues in a multi-year study across more than 5,000 schools at the primary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. The research found troubling and challenging student privacy problems that need to be urgently addressed. The report includes detailed findings and recommendations based on the research.
Yodlee, America’s largest financial data broker, says the data it sells it is anonymous. A confidential document obtained by Motherboard shows people could be unmasked in the data.
Data from an exposed LimeLeads Elasticsearch server ends up on a hacking forum.
Until this month, I'd never heard of People Data Labs (PDL). I'd certainly heard of the sector they operate in - "Data Enrichment" - but I'd never heard of the company itself. I've become more familiar with this sector over recent years due to the frequency with which it's been
Leaders in dark web threat intelligence research, digital forensic investigations, ransom and extortion negotiations, security assessments.
"I saw tech workers at Microsoft (GitHub), Google, and others start taking stands and achieve incremental gains and I thought why not me."
Data brokers know everything about us because they buy and sell the personal information of millions of Americans with whom they have no direct relationship. New laws in Vermont and California aim to help users learn more about them.