Data Brokers - Tagged - Security Boulevard The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Mon, 24 Jul 2023 11:37:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Data Brokers - Tagged - Security Boulevard 32 32 133346385 House Panel OK’s Bill to Ban Law Enforcement from Buying Data from Brokers https://securityboulevard.com/2023/07/house-panel-oks-bill-to-ban-law-enforcement-from-buying-data-from-brokers/ Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:36:54 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1982188 detection-as-code, misconception

Legislation that would ban law enforcement and federal agencies from buying consumer data from data brokers without a warrant is on its way to the full House.

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]]> 1982188 Your Personal Data Sold to US Intelligence Agencies https://securityboulevard.com/2023/06/odin-personal-data-sold-richixbw/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:56:50 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1978439

What Price 4th Amendment? Warrant not needed if info bought from brokers.

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]]> 1978439 Your Mental Health Data for Sale or Rent — 20¢ https://securityboulevard.com/2023/02/mental-health-data-brokers-richixbw/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:03:03 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=1964292

U.S. GDPR ASAP: Data brokers are selling PII about mental health conditions—depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, PTSD, OCD, etc.

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]]> 1964292 How to Stop Online Tracking: 3 New Ways https://securityboulevard.com/2023/01/how-to-stop-online-tracking-3-new-ways/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 05:00:03 +0000 https://sharedsecurity.net/?p=101274 In this episode host Tom Eston discusses one of the biggest privacy concerns people have today, online tracking by companies and advertisers. Tom will cover the following topics, tips, and new techniques to help you stop being tracked: Why should we be concerned about online tracking? How to enable and configure the privacy settings in […]

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]]> 1951078 TikTok Denies Data Breach, Los Angeles School District Ransomware Attack, Fingerprint Scanners in School Bathrooms https://securityboulevard.com/2022/09/tiktok-denies-data-breach-los-angeles-school-district-ransomware-attack-fingerprint-scanners-in-school-bathrooms/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:00:03 +0000 https://sharedsecurity.net/?p=101170 TikTok has denied reports that it was breached by a hacking group, after it claimed they have gained access to over 2 billion user records, the Los Angeles school district, the second-largest in the US, suffered a ransomware attack, and details on how one high school in Sydney Australia installed fingerprint scanners at the entrance […]

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]]> 1937730 Bipartisan Digital-Privacy Bill, Delete Your Data Before Selling Your Car, Firefox Total Cookie Protection https://securityboulevard.com/2022/06/bipartisan-digital-privacy-bill-delete-your-data-before-selling-your-car-firefox-total-cookie-protection/ Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:12 +0000 https://sharedsecurity.net/?p=101081 A new bipartisan privacy bill, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act, “could” be the first privacy legislation in the US not doomed to fail, a story about why you should delete your location and private data in your car’s navigation system before selling it, and details on Firefox’s new privacy feature called “Total Cookie […]

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]]> 1928369 Dumbphone Sales are Soaring, John Oliver Blackmails Congress, Cicada Chinese APT Group https://securityboulevard.com/2022/04/dumbphone-sales-are-soaring-john-oliver-blackmails-congress-cicada-chinese-apt-group/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 04:00:14 +0000 https://sharedsecurity.net/?p=101022 More young people seem to be choosing dumbphones over smartphones, but is it because of privacy concerns or because its trendy? John Oliver, host of the ‘Last Week Tonight’ show, used data brokers to obtain lawmakers’ digital footprints and promised to not release the data as long as Congress passes privacy legislation. Plus details about […]

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]]> 1920957 Top 3 Location Tracking Apps: Do They Sell Your Data? https://securityboulevard.com/2022/03/top-3-location-tracking-apps-do-they-sell-your-data/ Mon, 21 Mar 2022 04:00:55 +0000 https://sharedsecurity.net/?p=100994 This week we discuss the top 3 location tracking apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play and which ones sell your data. Plus, details about recent fake Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden vouchers on Facebook. ** Links mentioned on the show ** #1 Phone Tracker by Number https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mg.locations.track5 https://onelocator.com/ – Android https://www.locatorprivacy.com/ – iOS […]

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]]> 1915762 Life360 Selling Location Data, NSO Group Spyware Hacks Government Employees, Homecoming Queen Contest Hacked https://securityboulevard.com/2021/12/life360-selling-location-data-nso-group-spyware-hacks-government-employees-homecoming-queen-contest-hacked/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:44 +0000 https://sharedsecurity.net/?p=100891 Life360, a popular family safety app used by 33 million people worldwide, is selling location data to a dozen data brokers, phones of 11 U.S. State Department employees were hacked with spyware from the infamous NSO Group, and details on a bizarre story about a mother and daughter that face 16 years in prison for […]

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]]> 1904209 Data Brokers: You Are Being Packaged and Sold https://securityboulevard.com/2018/06/data-brokers-you-are-being-packaged-and-sold/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 16:20:38 +0000 https://www.social-engineer.org/?p=8202 The recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal put a spotlight on the nebulous world of data brokers and data mining. As you shop, browse the Internet, participate in a quiz, subscribe to a magazine, fill a prescription, or network on social media, data brokers are hovering in the background, stealthily collecting your personal information. In the […]

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