Hundreds of Registered Data Brokers Ignore User Requests Around Personal Data

Hundreds of registered data brokers ignore user requests around personal data

There are few laws at the state or federal level to constrain data brokerage, the process by which companies collect and sell bulk data on people they’ve never met or done business with. States at the forefront of regulating the industry, like California, currently require hundreds of companies to register with the government and provide consumers with the means to opt out of collection or request deletion of their data. Now, a study from the Un…

An inside look into how a coalition of state legislators plans to take on data brokers

A state lawmaker spoke to Recorded Future News about how a multistate group of legislators is working to put regulations on the data broker industry.