A survey of 10 data brokers in a report for Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy’s Cyber Policy Program found they advertise sensitive data on U.S. individuals, including military personnel, author Justin Sherman writes in a blog for Lawfare. The data included demographic information, political preferences and beliefs, and real-time GPS locations. Sherman discussed concerns the data could be used to undermine national security and said data brokerage should be “a central part of robust federal privacy legislation.”
23 Aug. 2021
Report: Data brokers advertise US military personnel data
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