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Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This story is coreported with Consumer Reports. In several states, new privacy laws are forcing brokers to disclose the companies that bought your data. So we asked for volunteers to request their personal data reports from the world’s largest data brokers. Hundreds of […] The post Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you appeared first on Redwood City Pulse .
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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This story is coreported with Consumer Reports. In several states, new privacy laws are forcing brokers to disclose the companies that bought your data. So we asked for volunteers to request their personal data reports from the world’s largest data brokers. Hundreds of […] The post Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you appeared first on Redwood City Pulse .
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According to Redwood City Pulse’s source item, Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This story is coreported with Consumer Reports. In several states, new privacy laws are forcing brokers to disclose the companies that bought your data. So we asked for volunteers to request their personal data reports from the world’s largest data brokers. Hundreds of […] The post Data brokers have detailed files on you. Here’s what’s in them — and how it impacts you appeared first on Redwood City Pulse .
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