Data Brokers in the Hot Seat: A Continuing Story

For years, policymakers have debated whether new laws are needed to restrict the practices of data brokers – companies that collect consumers’ data from various sources, process and package it, and then sell it to individuals and businesses for marketing and advertising, fraud detection, risk mitigation, and locating people, among other purposes. Supporters of stronger laws argue that data brokers operate behind the scenes, collecting and selling sensitive consumer data to a vast array of pu