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Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you

Reports show profiles with more than 1,000 predictions are sold to over 100 major companies for marketing, pricing and lending decisions.

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This story is coreported with Consumer Reports.  In several states, new privacy laws are forcing brokers to disclose the companies that bought your data. So we asked for volunteers to request their personal data reports from the world’s largest data brokers. Hundreds of […]

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Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you

Data brokers collect thousands of details about your finances, health and habits. See what’s in your profile, who buys it and how companies use it.

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The Markup broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
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