#data-brokers — Public Fediverse posts

Brigham Young University: New Utah law protects student privacy after BYU research found K-12 apps were collecting and sharing data. “Using test student accounts, the team simulated 15-20 minutes of use per app while conducting analyses. They found that

Getting your personal information removed from a data broker is only part of the privacy problem. The same information can be republished later.

We tested Onerep to see how its automated removal process handles that cycle.

The service covers 850+ sources: 315+ people-search sites, plus 550+ non-public data brokers on Pro plans. For supported people-search sites, its dashboard can show the exposed records it discovers and track individual removals from request through verification.

The part we found particularly relevant from a privacy perspective is ongoing monitoring. Onerep rescans supported sites monthly and can automatically restart the removal process when previously deleted information reappears.

Data breach monitoring is also included across its plans.

There are limitations: no dedicated mobile app, and monthly pricing is higher than some alternatives.

Our hands-on review looks at the removal workflow, security measures, broker coverage, dashboard, monitoring, pricing, and tradeoffs:

https://www.technadu.com/onerep-review/633368/

How much does ongoing monitoring matter to you when evaluating a data-removal service?

#Privacy #DataBrokers #InfoSec

Krebs on Security: Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Out. “It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the websites we visit, or who’s harvesting data from the mobile apps we use every day. That information is already semi-public, but it is not easily parsed and traditionally much of it has remained walled away in the hands of large advertising […]

"CIG’s tracking technique allows researchers to geofence an area, search for devices inside it during a specific date range, then examine them by language setting and follow their movements" - Wild how much you can get from "anonymous" ad targeting data

https://www.ft.com/content/32592ab6-4385-4f43-95b7-f29cb2abab32

#AdTech #DataBrokers #Surveillancecapitalism

Gizmodo: Your McDonald’s File is Probably Bigger Than Your FBI File. “Wired reporter Reece Rogers requested the information that the fast food giant had stashed on him, and received a 515-page report that included predictions on how often he’d frequent the restaurant, when and where he was most likely to visit, and what he was most likely to order.”

If you are a user of #DownDetector, do not install their mobile app. Their old app has been mothballed and your pointed toward the #Speedtest app. This app was written by data brokers #Ookla. Don't feed the #surveillance economy. Just say no to #DataBrokers.

Personal data is often collected and sold without consent, leading to increased spam and potential scams. Incogni offers an automated solution to remove your family's information from data brokers, enhancing privacy and reducing unwanted communications. They're currently offering a 55% discount, making it more accessible to protect your family's online presence.

#Privacy #DataProtection #Incogni #CyberSecurity #OnlineSafety #DataBrokers

https://thedailytechfeed.com/protect-your-familys-privacy-with-incognis-55-discount/

Planning on keeping your privacy and start data broker removal / opt out by yourself ? We wrote an article on creating your own profile so you can start researching what data brokers might have your information. Data broker removal is effective if you target the data brokers that have your information instead of just sending a mass opt out request that supply your information to brokers that didnt have it. #privacy #databrokers #optout #pii #gdpr #removal https://privacyinsightsolutions.com/blog/data-broker-removal-profile

#MobileAd Software Encourages #LocationData Sharing, @eff Report Finds

#Developers Must Beware of #Ad Libraries that Betray Users’ #Privacy

SAN FRANCISCO – Some software development kits (SDKs) provided by #advertising companies to help developers #monetize their apps are automatically feeding users’ #location data into systems that location #databrokers use to track people, an Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) report found.
#sdk #surveillance

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/mobile-ad-software-encourages-location-data-sharing-eff-report-finds

DROP just dropped!

If you're in #California you can now opt-out of your personal data being sold by #databrokers by visiting https://privacy.ca.gov/drop/

#privacyMatters #optout #privacy

https://overcast.fm/+AALdYckuclU

Naomi Brockwell always produces a good podcast/ youtube video.

This one certainly makes you think we are turning
full circle on #privacy and #surveillance.

It often feels like a war we cant win but the secret is to keep trying. Don’t give in to Governments that demamd the right to see everything we do, don’t use those companies that sell your data to #databrokers, keep harassing the #BigTech companies and Government departments that purposely ignore privacy laws with nobody seeming to hold them to account.

California's DROP becomes enforceable on 1 August: one request, every
registered data broker.

It does not touch real-time bidding. Every page load broadcasts a bid
request to every DSP in the auction, winners and losers alike. Google's
own documentation puts that at 2,051 entities in the US.

ICCL found purchasable segments for Pentagon staff, active military by
branch and judges.

Deletion rights operate on records. This is a broadcast. There is no
holder to serve.

https://privacyinsightsolutions.com/blog/real-time-bidding-data-deletion

#InfoSec #Privacy #DataBrokers #AdTech #RTB #DeleteAct #DROP #US #Realtimebidding

Reuters: US FTC sues Hims & Hers for sending user health info to Meta, Snap. “The U.S. Federal Trade ​Commission sued Hims & Hers on Wednesday alleging the telehealth platform shared users’ health ‌data with online advertisers, despite promising privacy, and engaged in deceptive billing and cancellation practices.”

Future of Privacy Forum: FPF Releases New Issue Brief on U.S. “Data Broker” Regulatory Landscape. “To help make sense of this rapidly evolving regulatory space, FPF is releasing a new issue brief, The Boundaries of Data Brokerage: An Overview of the U.S. Regulatory Landscape. This issue brief provides an overview of the emerging regulatory landscape—focusing on recently enacted state and […]