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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. More data brokers have changed their practices in response to reporting from The Markup and CalMatters as well as a subsequent Senate investigation. Data brokers — companies that collect and sell access to often-sensitive information on consumers — are required to register in […]
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According to Mountain View Voice’s source item, It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation, This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. More data brokers have changed their practices in response to reporting from The Markup and CalMatters as well as a subsequent Senate investigation. Data brokers — companies that collect and sell access to often-sensitive information on consumers — are required to register in […]
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