The bill aims to close legal loopholes in federal law permitting data brokers and other forms to sell people’s personal information to the government and law enforcement.
April 22, 2021

A bipartisan group of U.S. legislators introduced a bill that would close federal loopholes that allow data brokers and other firms to sell consumers' personal information to the government and law enforcement without a court order. The bill would encompass mobile location data and other information gathered used for advertising. Read more below.

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