Fast Company: Trump just handed data brokers a gift—in the form of our data

While many consumers are unaware of the vast personal data marketplace centered around data brokers, privacy advocates immediately saw the death of the proposed rules as a major setback. “The data broker industry is out of control—data brokers threaten our privacy, national security, physical safety, and economic security every day,” said Electronic Privacy Information Center law fellow Caroline Kraczon in a statement Tuesday. “The CFPB’s withdrawal of the proposed rules is another attack in the administration’s war against consumers on behalf of corporate interests.”

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