Breaking: FTC is announcing cases today against two data brokers that are accused of selling people's sensitive data without user consent, including to the US government. Details incoming, but the companies are Gravy Analytics and Mobilewalla, according to a statement on the agency's website.
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It is interesting how dedicated the GOP is to keeping death records obtuse, in this age of digital info - jussayin'
And we're seeing that here now:
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Gravy: https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/212-3035-gravy-analytics-inc-matter
(not sure why the actual complaint for the latter isn't up yet. we're bugging people for it.)
Data Breach Payday: Equifax Sends Emails Notifying Victims Of Settlement via MediaPost 🗽✌️
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/401543/data-breach-payday-equifax-sends-emails-notifying.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline&utm_campaign=136598&hashid=K8z8osiYT9Kd-n69nambeA
Why would Congress give the FTC the power to police data purchases by the federal government when Congress holds the power of purse and can prohibit using federal funds for anything it does not approve of?
But then, I might be jaded.
In other words - hackers, social engineers, stalkers, and thieves ALREADY HAVE the data. Too little too late.
Good luck.
(The *amount of fraud* resulting from the 2024 National Public Data Breach is going to be unfathomable. It's arguably the most significant data breach I've ever seen.)