Data Brokers news and trends

GM Ends OnStar Data Sharing Following Public Protest
Data // March 24, 2024

Consumer outcry has led General Motors to cease sharing connected car data with brokers. “As of March 20th, OnStar Smart Driver customer data is no longer being shared with LexisNexis or Verisk,” GM told Ars Technica Friday (March 22). “Customer trust is a priority for...

CFPB to Propose Rules Limiting Activities of Data Brokers
CFPB // February 28, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose rules this year to limit the activities of data brokers, including those that sell personal data to customers overseas. The CFPB announced this plan in a Wednesday (Feb. 28) press release following the release of President Joe Biden’s executive order to...

CFPB Could Use Credit Reporting Act Against Data Brokers
CFPB // August 16, 2023

America’s consumer watchdog wants to crack down on “data brokers” who collect and sell people’s personal information. Speaking at a White House roundtable Tuesday (Aug. 15), Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra said his agency wants to prevent “misuse and abuse” by these...

CFPB to Call for Expansion of Regulation of Tracking and Selling Personal Data
Regulation // August 15, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose new regulations directed at companies that track and sell people’s personal data. The proposal will be announced Tuesday (Aug. 15) at the White House and will broaden the scope of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, a law governing the...

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CFPB Aims to Apply Privacy Protections to Data Brokers

September 19, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will soon propose a rule that would apply privacy protections to data brokers, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said Thursday (Sept. 19). In remarks prepared for delivery at the Aspen Institute, Chopra said this proposed rule would give consumers more control of their own sensitive data. “By ensuring that the […]

GM Ends OnStar Data Sharing Following Public Protest

March 24, 2024
Consumer outcry has led General Motors to cease sharing connected car data with brokers. “As of March 20th, OnStar Smart Driver customer data is no longer being shared with LexisNexis...

CFPB to Propose Rules Limiting Activities of Data Brokers

February 28, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will propose rules this year to limit the activities of data brokers, including those that sell personal data to customers overseas. The CFPB announced this plan...

CFPB Could Use Credit Reporting Act Against Data Brokers

August 16, 2023
America’s consumer watchdog wants to crack down on “data brokers” who collect and sell people’s personal information. Speaking at a White House roundtable Tuesday (Aug. 15), Consumer Finance Protection Bureau...