MIT Technology Review Narrated What’s next for our privacy?
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May 14, 2025 The podcast dives into the pressing issue of digital tracking and how personal data is misused. It examines the absence of a federal privacy law in the U.S. while highlighting state efforts to establish their own regulations. The roles of the CFPB and FTC in shaping these laws amid political challenges are discussed. The complexities emerging from state-by-state privacy actions, especially in Texas and California, reveal the urgency for individuals to safeguard their information against data brokers.
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Data Overcollection Urgency
- Americans' personal data is extensively collected via cookies, apps, and public records without explicit consent.
- This has led to growing consensus on the need for comprehensive federal privacy legislation.
Data Brokers' Loose Practices
- The FTC settled with data brokers for selling sensitive geolocation data without consent.
- Data brokers operate largely without limits, selling personal info widely, often anonymously but truly re-identifiable.
Broadened Privacy Concerns
- Data broker practices threaten marginalized communities and raise bipartisan concerns.
- The Dobbs ruling in 2022 intensified federal focus on privacy to protect reproductive health data.