Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From #Google
https://www.wired.com/story/hassan-data-broker-opt-out-letter/
WIRED · Data Brokers Face New Pressure for Hiding Opt-Out Pages From Google
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Heads up, folks:
Michael Kan reports that National Public Data is back under new owners: https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to
Here is the direct link to their opt-out page instructions:
https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.html
I had opted out previously after their humongous #databreach last year. When I checked my name now, it did not find my profile, so if you opted out before, you may still be opted out, but better safe than sorry: check and opt-out if needed.
What Does #Palantir Actually Do?
Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.
#privacy #security #databroker #dataminer
WIRED · What Does Palantir Actually Do?
#Airline-Owned #DataBroker Selling Your #Flight Info to #DHS Finally Registers as a Data Broker
It’s a legal requirement for #databrokers to register in the state of #California. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your flight information to the government for years, only just registered after being contacted by the office of Senator Ron Wyden.
https://www.404media.co/airline-owned-data-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/
https://archive.ph/DEHws
404 Media · Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data BrokerIt’s a legal requirement for data brokers to register in the state of California. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your flight information to the government for years, only just registered after being contacted by the office of Senator Ron Wyden.
Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to #DHS Finally Registers as a #DataBroker
#privacy #airline
404 Media · Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data BrokerIt’s a legal requirement for data brokers to register in the state of California. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your flight information to the government for years, only just registered after being contacted by the office of Senator Ron Wyden.
I guess they decided to go legit after getting caught.
Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data Broker
Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to #DHS Finally Registers as a #DataBroker
404 Media · Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data BrokerIt’s a legal requirement for data brokers to register in the state of California. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your flight information to the government for years, only just registered after being contacted by the office of Senator Ron Wyden.
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@eff IMHO #DataBrokers should be illegal per very concept!
- And I want both @EUCommission & @europarl_en as well as @Bundesregierung to #outlaw any #DataBroker from existing and collecting data on #EU & #German residents as well as -citizens!
Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers Not Registering with States?
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states
Electronic Frontier Foundation · Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers Not Registering with States?Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. A new analysis by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveals that many data brokers registered in one state aren’t registered in others.
Why Are Hundreds of #DataBrokers Not Registering with States?
Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. These findings come as more states are passing #DataBroker #transparency laws that require brokers to provide information about their business and, in some cases, give consumers an easy way to opt out.
#privacy #security
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states
Electronic Frontier Foundation · Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers Not Registering with States?Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. A new analysis by Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (PRC) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) reveals that many data brokers registered in one state aren’t registered in others.
#Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used #DataBroker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses
The shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.
#privacy #tracking #peoplesearch
https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/
WIRED · Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses
#Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used #DataBroker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses
https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/
WIRED · Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses
https://lifehacker.com/tech/best-sites-that-remove-your-information-from-data-broker-sites
The article gives advice for opting out manually but also discusses in some detail 5 different services that will, for various fees, try to remove your info from everywhere it can manage.
The recommended services (in no particular order) are:
- Optery
- EasyOptOuts
- IDX
- Kanary
- Permission Slip (Free)
Lifehacker · Five Services That Will Remove Your Personal Information From Data Broker SitesIf you want to be a little more mysterious, especially when it comes to corporations and marketers, there are options.
#Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your #FlightData to #DHS
A contract obtained by 404 Media shows that an airline-owned #DataBroker forbids the feds from revealing it sold them detailed #passenger data.
#privacy #surveillance #tracking #travel
https://www.wired.com/story/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/
WIRED · Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
According to the forensic cell phone police officer testifying at Karen Read’s re-trial, #Apple has a database they allowed the police to just look at whenever they want. Those police officers could tell someone’s phone was in pocket mode and when it wasn’t.
According to some New Hampshire police back in 2018 they can freely access #Facebook messages. I didn’t ask details about this, I’m hoping that they at least have to have an open case with the case number to do this but I’m not sure about that. 15 years ago when I was a family law paralegal we would subpoena Facebook information and we rarely got it back before the case was over, so maybe that’s why they let the police just click into it and get what they want.
According to the New Hampshire police testifying against Adam Montgomery, they were unable to obtain messages from Facebook if both parties deleted them. But because the person he was messaging did not delete the messages Facebook could produce them for the trial.
This story about the airlines makes the random searching of our luggage even more suspicious and invasive. Are they logging what they find in our luggage and adding the size and brand of underwear I wear to the data they’re selling?
https://www.404media.co/airlines-dont-want-you-to-know-they-sold-your-flight-data-to-dhs/
Hell No: The #ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Gov to Buy Your Data Without #Warrant
ODNI is attempting to create the Intelligence Community’s Data Consortium–a centralized online marketplace where law enforcement and #spy agencies can peruse & buy very personal digital data about you collected by #DataBrokers. Not only is this a massive escalation of the deeply unjust #DataBroker loophole: it’s also another repulsive signal that your #privacy means nothing to them
Electronic Frontier Foundation · Hell No: The ODNI Wants to Make it Easier for the Government to Buy Your Data Without WarrantNew reporting has revealed that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is attempting to create the Intelligence Community’s Data Consortium–a centralized online marketplace where law enforcement and spy agencies can peruse and buy very personal digital data about you collected...