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• "there had been the report - "data brokers !""

 

 

 

 

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• "a call for transparency - and accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "which described - nine data brokers - undertaken by the FTC !"

 

 

 

 

 

• "data brokers - obtained and shared amounts - of consumer information !"

 

 

 

 

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• "often behind the scenes - without consumer knowledge !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described they often - sold this information ! - ( marketing campaigns ! )"

 

 

 

 

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• "so there is a call - for accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described - consumer profiling ! - ( where they could know as much - as ones family ! )"

 

 

 

 

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• "included online - and in-store purchases !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "political - and religious affiliations !"

 

 

 

 

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• "income - and socioeconomic status !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "it is time - to bring transparency - and accountability !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "to bear on data brokers - on behalf of consumers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "many were unaware - that they even existed !"

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described they collected - and stored !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "billions of data elements - of US consumers !"

 

 

 

 

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• "( one had information - on 1.4 billion - consumer transactions ! ) - ( and 700 billion - data elements ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described they - collected consumer data - from online !"

 

 

 

 

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• "and offline sources - often without consumers’ knowledge !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "ranged from consumer purchase data - social media activity - warranty registrations !"

 

 

 

 

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• "magazine subscriptions - and religious - and political affiliations !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described - multiple layers - of data brokers ! - ( shared with each other ! )"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described they combined - online - and offline data !"

 

 

 

 

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• "marketed - consumers online !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "analyzed data - included potentially inferences - such as those related to ethnicity !"

 

 

 

 

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• "income - religion - political leanings - age - and health conditions !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "often they stored data - about consumers longer !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there needs to be more - transparency - about data broker practices !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "the commission encourages Congress - to consider enacting legislation !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that enables consumers - to learn of the activities - of data brokers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and provide consumers - with reasonable access to information - about them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there should be - opt-out tools !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "that is - a way for consumers - to suppress the use - of their data !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the report described firms - Acxiom - CoreLogic - Datalogix - eBureau !"

 

 

 

 

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• "ID Analytics - Intelius - PeekYou - Rapleaf - and Recorded Future !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Vodafone - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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• "Vodafone - the mobile phone group !"

 

 

 

 

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• "had described the existence of - secret wires !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "that allowed agencies - listened to all conversations - on its networks !"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Vodafone - had broken its silence - on government actions !"

 

 

 

 

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• "in order to push back - against it !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Vodafone described - wires had been connected - directly to its network !"

 

 

 

 

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• "privacy campaigners - are concerned and say !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there must not be - direct-access systems - that do not require warrants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "government agencies must not be allowed - to listen to or record - live conversations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "and companies - must have information - about that !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "phone - and broadband networks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "must not be used - to spy on citizens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Vodafone's group privacy officer - Stephen Deadman - says !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "he was making a call - to end these pipes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "a call - to end - direct access !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "Edward Snowden says - government agencies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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• "must not obtain - people's communication data !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "there must not be permanent records - of private lives !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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• "the privacy - of innocent - or ordinary !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

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• "people - must be protected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"