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The Lawfare Podcast
Justin Sherman on Regulating the Data Broker Industry
Jun 9, 2023
Justin Sherman, Founder and CEO of Global Cyber Strategies and a Senior Fellow at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy, discusses the data broker industry and the need for federal legislation to regulate the collection and sale of personal information, including scams and harms caused by data brokers. They also talk about the manipulation of ads targeting reproductive health care facilities and the importance of privacy concerns for Congress.
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- The data broker industry collects and sells various types of data, including sensitive health information, which can be exploited for commercial gain.
- Two proposed bills, ADPA and the DELETE Act, aim to regulate data brokers by creating registries and giving consumers the ability to opt out of data sales.
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Data brokers and the data they collect
Data brokers are companies that collect, aggregate, and sell various types of data, ranging from individuals' interests to health data. They package and sell this data to advertisers, law enforcement, and other parties. Many data broker companies are not well known to consumers but play a significant role in the multi-billion dollar industry, collecting data on nearly every American. They gather data from a variety of sources, including public records, cookies, and mobile apps. Today, mobile apps are a major source of data, collecting information like health conditions, location, and even behavioral and personal details.
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