"US #Senator Ron Wyden released documents confirming the #NationalSecurityAgency buys Americans’ internet records, which can [read: WILL] reveal which #websites they visit and what #apps they use."
wow, big deep dive on #ClientSideScanning aka CSS, scanning stuff BEFORE it is sent by you, 🤖
"in this paper, we argue CSS by its nature creates serious security and #privacyrisks for all society, while the assistance it can provide for law enforcement is at best problematic. There are multiple ways in which CSS can fail, can be evaded, and can be abused"
:welp: The Pentagon Tried to Hide That It Bought Americans’ Data Without a Warrant
— WIRED
"Wyden's office says it’s been investigating sales of location data to the government for years, uncovering multiple ties between the Department of Defense and what the senator refers to as “shady companies" committing “flagrant violations” of people's privacy. The companies' practices are “not just unethical, but illegal,” he says."
#AdTargeting#Privacy#DataProtection#DataBrokers#Surveillance: "If advertisers want to reach older people, they should place their copy next to the type of content that demographic usually consumes, in the places older people frequent or based on the topics they are supposedly interested in, rather than assuming the right to identify them personally based on what they do in their private lives. Trading in such data, whether by offering or acquiring it, must be banned, and the managers of companies that do so should face criminal liability.
There is no other way. There can be no half measures. How on earth did we reach the point where a third party — or a government — can can buy information about where I go and what I do by tracking my telephone?
In short, there is no such thing as “good” or “acceptable” personal data trafficking; it is always a violation of one of our most basic human rights. It is essential to safeguard that right, even if it means economic ruin for a few giant corporations. Advertising must be put back in its place, and surveillance capitalism brought under control."
US FTC bans data broker from selling Americans’ location data – Only Americans?
“Geolocation data can reveal not just where a person lives and whom they spend time with but also, for example, which medical treatments they seek and where they worship,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan.
It’s a reminder again why so many are very sensitive ab ...continues
#EU#DataProtection#Privacy#DataBrokers#DataBrokerage: "A cross-party coalition of Members of the European Parliament demanded that the European Commission take action following the revelations that sensitive data from European leaders was being sold to the highest bidder.
The initiative came after two reports by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties published on Tuesday (14 November) that revealed a trade in real-time bidding data on EU and US leaders and military personnel sent by Google and other firms to China and Russia.
“The security of our EU institutions is at stake, and we demand swift action to assess the extent of this threat and including potential legislative measures to protect the privacy and security of European citizens in the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats”, MEP Paul Tang told Euractiv.
Real-time bidding (RTB) is the instantaneous selling and buying of data. This technology broadcasts sensitive information about people while they use the internet, for example, the device they are using or their location."
#Cybersecurity#Privacy#DataProtection#DataBrokers#AdTech: "Internet browsing data is being collected and sold in greater detail than previously thought, increasing the likelihood that individuals’ identities can be ascertained from the anonymised information, a new report has found.
Web users have for years been grouped by data brokers by traits such as their broad professional sector or interests, inferred from their browsing history. This anonymised information is then sold to advertisers so they can target specific categories, or segments, with personalised marketing.
An investigation by the non-profit Irish Council for Civil Liberties published on Tuesday shows the number of segments is greater than previously thought, including data on many influential and sensitive professions that were not known to be sold to advertisers.
Data has been put into segments used to target judges, elected officials, military personnel and “decision makers” working in national security, it found."
Data broker’s “staggering” sale of sensitive info exposed in unsealed US FTC filing: Major value in users’ data
One of the world’s largest mobile data brokers, Kochava, has lost its battle to stop the Federal Trade Commission from revealing what the FTC has alleged is a disturbing, widespread pattern of unfair use and sale of sensitive data without consent from hundred ...continues
Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List that can Guide Opting out from Data Broker Databases
Some of these opt-outs take a long time to go through. Sometimes, information is pulled from other sources, and you’ll need to opt out multiple times for the same site. Data brokers come and go (and are bought out by others), and they also often change their opt-out pages.
California’s newest law will make it easier to delete personal online data
The #California Privacy Protection Agency will create a way for people to ask data brokers to delete their personal data or forbid them to sell or share it
By August 2026, #databrokers will have to check for and honor new requests every 45 days. After removing the data, brokers can still gather data but will have to delete it at the same 45-day interval
Victory! California’s new data broker law will hold data brokers accountable and give us needed control over our data by making it easier to exercise our privacy rights.
Truly the darkest pattern. #OneTrust is such a shady organization. I went to check the cookie settings on a site I was visiting, and it LOOKED like the toggles were set to off, but in reality, they were still active. Totally gross and misleading behavior!
...Powered by... Consumer Reports Permission Slip will put control back in the hands of its users by acting as a liaison between the companies and consumers, ensuring their user data is erased and not sold to third parties...
[[It]]... allows consumers to manage who has their data and... request it not be sold or delete their accounts entirely with the simple tap of a button... #privacy#databrokers
Delete your data from data brokers. (github.com)
An opt-out list of links that help you delete your data from data brokers.