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Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker
The suit this week alleges that massive archive contains the geo-locations of people's phones. Gravy Analytics ... is already ...
California privacy regulator seeks to fine Florida data broker after huge breach of Social Security numbers
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), which enforces California’s state rules on data protection and privacy ...
Personal data for sale: The out-of-control industry of data brokers
The geolocated personal data of millions of users is aggregated by data brokers, under dubious conditions. They constitute a ...
Millions of phone location records feared leaked as one of the biggest data leaks ever may be a whole lot worse
There are plenty of popular apps which collect your data, and often this is sold on to brokers for profit. Because a lot of ...
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CFPB’s Last Big Swing Under Biden Takes on Data Brokers
In the last days of the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) under director Rohit Chopra was busy. From ordering Cash App’s operators to pay $175 million for ...
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Data Brokers Sold American Intelligence Locations, Traced Back to Lithuanian Ad-Tech Firm
Investigations reveal military personnel’s data was resold, raising concerns about app tracking, SDKs, and advertising data ...
Apps sold location data for US military and intelligence personnel serving overseas
It was discovered last year that location data for US military and intelligence personnel serving overseas was being sold ...