{"id":2005548,"date":"2023-08-19T04:14:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-19T08:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-and-authorities-move-to-crack-down-on-data-brokers-that-share-your-location-and-habits\/"},"modified":"2023-08-19T04:17:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T08:17:25","slug":"states-and-authorities-move-to-crack-down-on-data-brokers-that-share-your-location-and-habits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-and-authorities-move-to-crack-down-on-data-brokers-that-share-your-location-and-habits\/","title":{"rendered":"States and authorities take action against data brokers sharing your location and habits."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstates-and-authorities-move-to-crack-down-on-data-brokers-that-share-your-location-and-habits%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2005548&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Growing Movement to Regulate Data Brokers and Protect Personal Information<\/h2>\n<p>A growing number of lawmakers and regulators are \u2064taking \u2064significant steps to rein in businesses \u200cthat profit from the mass collection \u200band \u200bsale of private data. Data brokers, which collect data related to\u200c nearly\u200b every \u200caspect of a person&#8217;s life, have come under scrutiny for their practices. These brokers obtain data from websites and apps that people use daily, often without their knowledge or consent.<\/p>\n<h3>CFPB Set \u2064to Propose Rules for Data \u200cBrokers<\/h3>\n<p>The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is one \u2062federal agency that is taking action to increase regulations around \u2064data \u2064collection.\u2062 CFPB Director Rohit Chopra announced that\u2064 the agency would establish rules for data\u200d brokers, with a particular\u200d focus on the use of artificial intelligence and its impact on individuals&#8217; financial health.\u200c The\u200c CFPB intends \u200bto release a\u2062 proposal\u2063 next month to place data\u2064 brokers under the Fair Credit\u2063 Reporting Act, a law that holds organizations accountable for fairness and privacy. The details of these \u200drules have not yet been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s critical that\u2062 there&#8217;s some accountability regarding\u2064 misuse or abuse\u200c of our\u200d private information and\u2064 activities,&#8221; said Chopra. The\u200c CFPB&#8217;s proposal is the broadest effort to regulate\u2064 data\u200d brokers to date.<\/p>\n<h3>Massachusetts Considers Location\u2063 Data Ban<\/h3>\n<p>In\u200b addition to federal efforts, Massachusetts legislators are considering regulations for data brokers. State Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian and State Sen. Cynthia Creem\u200d introduced the Location Shield Act, which aims to\u200d prohibit the sale of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dinesh-dsouzas-2000-mules-movie-alleging-voter-fraud-makes-1-million-on-streaming-sites\/\" title=\"Dinesh D\u2019Souza\u2019s \u20182000 Mules\u2019 Movie, Alleging Voter Fraud, Makes  Million On Streaming Sites\">cellphone location data<\/a> by\u2062 brokers. The bill \u2064is designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-pick-and-choose-biden-faces-backlash-for-publicizing-covid-vaccine-statuses-while-ordering-abortion-privacy\/\" title=\"\u2018They Pick And Choose\u2019: Biden Faces Backlash For Publicizing COVID Vaccine Statuses While Ordering Abortion Privacy\">protect sensitive information<\/a> that can reveal\u2064 personal details about individuals, such as\u2064 their religious, racial, political, or sexual \u2063minority affiliations. It also addresses concerns about the use of\u2063 location data\u200d to track and potentially prosecute women \u200cwho have had\u200d an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>If Massachusetts&#8217;s bill succeeds, \u2064it will be the first state to\u2064 ban\u2063 the collection of location data.<\/p>\n<h3>The Risks of Data Brokerage<\/h3>\n<p>Data brokers have faced scrutiny for their role in circumventing\u200d warrant \u200crequests \u2064and indirectly\u200d targeting users. While data brokering is technically legal, it is often\u2063 misunderstood\u2062 by the public. Brokers can collect information through various means, including purchasing data from third-party companies, scraping \u2063public databases, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-and-authorities-move-to-crack-down-on-data-brokers-that-share-your-location-and-habits\/\" title=\"States and authorities take action against data brokers sharing your location and habits.\">directly tracking users&#8217; activities<\/a> through popular\u200c apps. This\u2064 data collection can\u2064 have unintended consequences and be used to individuals&#8217; detriment.<\/p>\n<p>Attempts have been made \u2062to \u200bset guidelines for \u200ddata brokers, such\u2064 as Vermont&#8217;s requirement for registration and disclosure\u200d of operations and California&#8217;s Consumer Privacy Act. However, these rules have limitations, and\u200b companies still have significant leeway in their operations.<\/p>\n<p>The need\u200c for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tom-hebert-federal-privacy-framework-should-not-include-trial-lawyer-giveaways\/\" title=\"Tom Hebert: Federal Privacy Framework Should Not Include Trial Lawyer Giveaways\">national privacy framework<\/a> that includes\u2062 regulations for data brokers\u200b has been emphasized by \u2062lawmakers, but progress in Congress has been slow.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the movement to regulate data brokers \u2062and protect personal\u200d information is gaining momentum, with both federal and state efforts underway \u200dto establish rules and\u2064 safeguards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rising number of lawmakers and regulators are making efforts to control businesses profiting from mass data collection and sale. 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