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Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> IMHO <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> should be illegal per very concept!</p><ul><li>And I want both <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> as well as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@Bundesregierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Bundesregierung</span></a></span> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outlaw</span></a> any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> from existing and collecting data on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> residents as well as -citizens!</li></ul>
Em :official_verified:<p>New Privacy Guides article 🌈👁️‍🗨️<br>by me:</p><p>When talking about data privacy and LGBTQ+ experiences, it's inevitable to also discuss queer dating apps. </p><p>Many factors contribute in making queer people more likely to seek love and friendship online. </p><p>Unfortunately, dating apps are horrible for data privacy, and it's even worse for queer dating apps. </p><p><a href="https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/06/24/queer-dating-apps-beware-who-you-trust/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privacyguides.org/articles/202</span><span class="invisible">5/06/24/queer-dating-apps-beware-who-you-trust/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrivacyGuides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyGuides</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PrideMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrideMonth</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/QueerDating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerDating</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DatingApps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DatingApps</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/SurveillanceCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SurveillanceCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Why Are Hundreds of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> Not Registering with States?</p><p>Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. These findings come as more states are passing <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> laws that require brokers to provide information about their business and, in some cases, give consumers an easy way to opt out.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-</span><span class="invisible">are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states</span></a></p>
Patrick Leavy<p>Scientific study finds that <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adtech</span></a> IS using browser <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fingerprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fingerprinting</span></a> to track people and so it no longer matters so much how good you are at blocking <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cookies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cookies</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trackers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trackers</span></a> 😒</p><p><a href="https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2025/06/websites-are-tracking-you-via-browser-fingerprinting.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">engineering.tamu.edu/news/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/websites-are-tracking-you-via-browser-fingerprinting.html</span></a></p><p>They call on browser makers to do more. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@jon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>jon</span></a></span> is your team putting effort into this area?</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://eupolicy.social/@johnnyryan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>johnnyryan</span></a></span> I suggest this area is added to your investigations since it is linked to the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RTB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTB</span></a> system and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a> 🙏</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/browserfingerprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>browserfingerprinting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Flash Mob Of One<p>Also, if you want to get your info off of data broker sites, it's really easy. (Helps to avoid what happened to the victims in MN.)</p><p>1. Pull up any search engine and grab the Top 20 Background Check Sites.</p><p>2. Search for your specific info page on each one.</p><p>3. There should be a link there to request deletion, which each site has to abide by legally.</p><p>Easy. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a></p>
TechnoTenshi :verified_trans: :Fire_Lesbian:<p>A DHS contract reveals US airlines sold detailed domestic flight data to CBP via ARC, a broker they own, while barring disclosure of the source. Data includes names, itineraries, and financials. Civil liberties groups raise alarm over surveillance via data brokers. </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/airlines-dont-</span><span class="invisible">want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infosec</span></a></p>
Blaidd Drwg<p>"A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected U.S. travellers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and then as part of the contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from"</p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/airlines-dont-want</span><span class="invisible">-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/InternetPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/InternetSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternetSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/PersonalPrivacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalPrivacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/AirlineIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirlineIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CommercialAirlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommercialAirlines</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Hell No: The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ODNI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ODNI</span></a> Wants to Make it Easier for the Gov to Buy Your Data Without <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Warrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Warrant</span></a></p><p>ODNI is attempting to create the Intelligence Community’s Data Consortium–a centralized online marketplace where law enforcement and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/spy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spy</span></a> agencies can peruse &amp; buy very personal digital data about you collected by <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a>. Not only is this a massive escalation of the deeply unjust <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> loophole: it’s also another repulsive signal that your <a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> means nothing to them</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/hell-no-odni-wants-make-it-easier-government-buy-your-data-without-warrant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/hell</span><span class="invisible">-no-odni-wants-make-it-easier-government-buy-your-data-without-warrant</span></a></p>
Patrick Leavy<p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/montana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole#effector" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/mont</span><span class="invisible">ana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole#effector</span></a></p><p>Good news for Montana residents. But lets face it the data is still out there for sale. That's what needs to stop.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveillancecapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillancecapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@RedwoodSec" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>RedwoodSec</span></a></span> these <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> should be illegal as a matter of principle...</p>
#cryptohagen<p>🇺🇸 is looking for a company to build a centralized marketplace where smaller government agencies can buy commercially available information from <a href="https://social.data.coop/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a></p><p>Intelligence Community Data Consortium, the portal will aggregate data from different data brokers and <a href="https://social.data.coop/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> to process and deduplicate the data</p><p>The portal ordered by Office of the Director of National Intelligence and will be made available to at least 18 different US 🇺🇸 government agencies<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/05/22/intel-agencies-buying-data-portal-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/05/22/in</span><span class="invisible">tel-agencies-buying-data-portal-privacy/</span></a> <a href="https://social.data.coop/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Holy flying crap balls!</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin is building a central online marketplace for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Intelligence</span></a> Community to buy private <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> about individuals from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unregulated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unregulated</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/05/22/intel-agencies-buying-data-portal-privacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/05/22/in</span><span class="invisible">tel-agencies-buying-data-portal-privacy/</span></a></p>
Frankie ✅<p>CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers</p><p>Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data. </p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-k</span><span class="invisible">ills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cfpb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cfpb</span></a></p>
gtbarry<p>White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive data</p><p>A senior Trump administration official has scrapped a plan that would have blocked data brokers from selling Americans’ personal and financial information, including Social Security numbers.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigdata</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>technology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/white-house-scraps-plan-to-block-data-brokers-from-selling-americans-sensitive-data/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/whit</span><span class="invisible">e-house-scraps-plan-to-block-data-brokers-from-selling-americans-sensitive-data/</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RussellVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussellVought</span></a>, acting director of CFPB, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.<br>CFPB proposed the new rule in early December under former director <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RohitChopra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RohitChopra</span></a>, who said the changes were necessary to combat commercial <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> practices that “threaten our personal safety and undermine America’s national security.”<br><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-k</span><span class="invisible">ills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/zYlMJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/zYlMJ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Oakland Privacy<p>One of the results of gutting institutions, such as the CFPB: less protection for the American public.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/selling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>selling</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protection</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-k</span><span class="invisible">ills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/</span></a><br>1/4</p>
Brian Greenberg :verified:<p>⚖️ Montana just became the first U.S. state to ban law enforcement from purchasing personal data from brokers — and it’s a privacy milestone 🚫📱</p><p>Under this new law:<br>📍 Government agencies can’t buy sensitive data (location, biometrics, etc.) without a warrant<br>🔍 It closes a major loophole used to sidestep Fourth Amendment protections<br>📄 Agencies also can’t require people to waive rights through service terms<br>🧱 It sets a precedent for digital due process in a data-saturated world</p><p>This isn’t just a state law. It’s a model for what digital civil liberties legislation should look like nationwide.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DigitalRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalRights</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CyberLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CyberLaw</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cloud</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/montana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/05/mont</span><span class="invisible">ana-becomes-first-state-close-law-enforcement-data-broker-loophole</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>License Plate Reader Company <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Flock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Flock</span></a> Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Leak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Leak</span></a> Shows</p><p>Flock, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ALPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALPR</span></a> company whose cameras are installed in more than 5,000 communities in the US is building a product that will use people lookup tools, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> , &amp; data <a href="https://mas.to/tags/breaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breaches</span></a> to “jump from <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LPR</span></a> [license plate reader] to person,” allowing police to much more easily ID &amp; <a href="https://mas.to/tags/track" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>track</span></a> the movements of specific people around the country without a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/warrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warrant</span></a> or court order <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/license-plate-reader-company-flock-is-building-a-massive-people-lookup-tool-leak-shows/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/license-plate-read</span><span class="invisible">er-company-flock-is-building-a-massive-people-lookup-tool-leak-shows/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has cancelled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> to sell sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> about Americans, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> data, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> history, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> numbers [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSN</span></a>].<br>CFPB proposed the new rule in early December under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s fmr director Rohit Chopra, who said the changes were necessary to combat commercial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> practices that “threaten our personal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> &amp; undermine America’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a>.”<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussVought" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussVought</span></a>, acting director of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> Financial *Protection* Bureau, [also <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/OMB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OMB</span></a> director &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> architect] has canceled plans to more tightly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulate</span></a> the sale of Americans’ sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalData</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <br><a href="https://archive.is/2025.05.14-170523/https://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/2025.05.14-170523/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.wired.com/story/cfpb-quietly-kills-rule-to-shield-americans-from-data-brokers/</span></a></p>
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