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House passes bill that would bar data brokers from selling Americans' personal information to 'adversary' countries
The House of Representatives approved a measure targeting data brokers’ ability to sell Americans’ personal data to “adversary” countries.
Biden executive order aims to stop Russia and China from buying Americans' personal data
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to limit the mass-sale of Americans’ personal data to “countries of concern,” including Russia and China.
Mozilla Monitor scrubs your leaked personal information from the web, for a fee
Mozilla is rolling out a paid tool that can automatically remove your personal information that has been exposed on more than 190 data broker sites.
NSA admits to buying Americans’ web browsing data from brokers without warrants
The National Security Agency's director has confirmed that the agency purchases Americans' internet browsing data from commercial brokers without first obtaining warrants.
California’s new law makes it easier for consumers to request the deletion of their data
Prior laws required Californians to contact each individual company.
FTC sues company for selling identifiable location data, including abortion clinic visits
The agency says 'Kochava’s sale of geolocation data puts consumers at significant risk.'
Report finds remote learning apps collected and sold kids’ data
In their rush to employ online learning as a COVID-19 mitigation strategy, governments across the world exposed young people to the threat of their personal data being collected and sold without their consent.
ICE 'now operates as a domestic surveillance agency,' think tank says
A study by the Center on Privacy and Technology found that ICE uses data brokers to avoid restrictions.
Demographic report on protests shows how much info our phones give away
Data analytics company Mobilewalla released a report detailing the race, age and gender breakdowns of individuals who participated in protests in select cities during the weekend of May 29th.
The FTC wants to help you control how you're tracked online
Brokers are collecting and selling information about where you go and what you do online, and you might not even realize it's happening. According to an FTC report Tuesday, data brokers are compiling profiles on Americans, and then peddling that info to marketers and even politicians who want to target them. That's not anything new, however, the FTC is now recommending that Congress take a look at the industry and consider regulating data broker's collection practices.
Addon Spotlight: More broker addons
Addon Spotlight focuses on the backbone of the WoW gameplay experience -- the user interface. Everything from bags to bars, buttons to DPS meters and beyond -- your addons folder will never be the same. This week, LDB! LDB! LDB! Brooooooker addons! Again. Wow, you guys love broker addons. The amount of emails I received from readers about their favorite broker addons was astounding, and worthy of a second go. You guys are all about the LBD, so who am I to deny you the satisfaction of more broker plugins for your little bars? Let's clutter up those ChocolateBars just a little bit more, shall we? Check out part one first, of course.
