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120 Data Brokers Just Registered In Vermont Under a Landmark Law (fastcompany.com)
tedlistens writes: Vermont's newly enacted data broker law is the only law of its kind in the U.S. so far, and it's forced any company collecting data on its citizens to register with the state. Fast Company wrote about the limitations of the law and compiled a list of the companies, what they do, and tips for opting-out if possible.
The Vermont law only covers third-party data firms -- those trafficking in the data of people with whom they have no relationship -- as opposed to "first-party" data holders like Amazon, Facebook, or Google, which collect their own enormous piles of detailed personal data directly from users. It doesn't require data brokers to disclose who's in their databases, what data they collect, or who buys it. Nor does it require brokers to give consumers access to their own data or opt out of data collection. Brokers are, however required to provide some information about their opt-out systems under the law -- assuming they provide one. "The registry is an expansive, alphabet soup of companies, from lesser-known organizations that help landlords research potential tenants or deliver marketing leads to insurance companies, to the quiet giants of data," reports Fast Company. "Those include big names in people search, like Spokeo, ZoomInfo, White Pages, PeopleSmart, Intelius, and PeopleFinders; credit reporting, like Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion; and advertising and marketing, like Acxiom, Oracle, LexisNexis, Innovis, and KBM. Some companies also specialize in 'risk mitigation,' which can include credit reporting but also background checks and other identity verification services."
The report lists all the companies that have registered under Vermont's data broker law, with descriptions drawn from their websites or other sources where noted.
The Vermont law only covers third-party data firms -- those trafficking in the data of people with whom they have no relationship -- as opposed to "first-party" data holders like Amazon, Facebook, or Google, which collect their own enormous piles of detailed personal data directly from users. It doesn't require data brokers to disclose who's in their databases, what data they collect, or who buys it. Nor does it require brokers to give consumers access to their own data or opt out of data collection. Brokers are, however required to provide some information about their opt-out systems under the law -- assuming they provide one. "The registry is an expansive, alphabet soup of companies, from lesser-known organizations that help landlords research potential tenants or deliver marketing leads to insurance companies, to the quiet giants of data," reports Fast Company. "Those include big names in people search, like Spokeo, ZoomInfo, White Pages, PeopleSmart, Intelius, and PeopleFinders; credit reporting, like Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion; and advertising and marketing, like Acxiom, Oracle, LexisNexis, Innovis, and KBM. Some companies also specialize in 'risk mitigation,' which can include credit reporting but also background checks and other identity verification services."
The report lists all the companies that have registered under Vermont's data broker law, with descriptions drawn from their websites or other sources where noted.
Leading the way, protecting consumers. I guess the GOP was busy undermining the rule of law or something other than protecting consumers.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/politics/trump-putin-russia-house-oversight-democrats/index.html - Busy defending a traitor from oversight. Thankfully, the government is open again and investigators are investigating now.
Appeasing and protecting treason never seems to work out, maybe they didn't get the memo. Let's see them ignore the subpoena's also, lol. #Manning America's Gallows Again!
It's not the private companies that are a threat. It's government. I have control over who I do business with provided government doesn't over regulate and interfere with what could be a free market. The problem is government, not free enterprise. I don't do business with Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, and numerous other companies because I choose not to do business with privacy wrecking entities. It's only when the government passes legislation like this that we see a reduction in competition which forces us all onto privacy violating products and services from big names. The best solution is to END the stupid regulations that insure we don't have privacy respecting solutions in the market place. I will be speaking AGAINST similar legislation in New Hampshire when this shit is pushed here and I'm sure it will be just as other shitty regulation gets pushed everywhere else. I can only hope we'll be smarter about it than Vermont was. I have spoken on other privacy threats like drone registration and would have spoken on bills in favor of getting rid of big brother style cameras at intersections for "security", or riding ourselves of license plates, drivers licenses, social security, and similar crap that is used to invade without ones consent our privacy.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/11/the-making-of-the-fox-news-white-house
"as opposed to "first-party" data holders like Amazon, Facebook, or Google, which collect their own enormous piles of detailed personal data directly from users."
Not a Facebook user, but I don't doubt they gather information about me.
How's that work?
That was literally the dumbest rant I'll read today.
" The best solution is to END the stupid regulations that insure we don't have privacy respecting solutions in the market place. " - Ensure. Marketplace, one word.
You're a moron. Libertarians tend to be, but you've demonstrated what happens when we plumb that depth.
"I have spoken on other privacy threats like drone registration " - Lol.
Get out of America, move to Somalia, run your own libertarian fantasy world, idiot.
I just registered as well! After all, better protect your copyrights than risk losing them! :)
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when you need him to fight for people's rights
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/media/jerome-corsi-seth-rich/index.html - This is a buried story! THE SETH RICH STORY AUTHOR RETRACTED IT, lol. #Republican faggot conspiracy shit debunked, AGAIN
Until giving of data is opt-in, I do my best to block everyone I know stealing my data. I consider everything about "me" to be privileged information.
My current block list is 130K+ long.
Sometimes websites don't work. Oh, well. My personal data is worth more than they offer. Always.
I'd like all URLs that capture any personal data or data correlated across more than 1 URL to require opt-in. They should block access to any of their services, so then I'd have a chance to know who and when, they are stealing my data.
And I have a reasonable expectation of privacy when I'm surfing while sitting in my home, taking a crap, on my toilet.
That was literally the dumbest rant I'll read today.
" The best solution is to END the stupid regulations that insure we don't have privacy respecting solutions in the market place. " - Ensure. Marketplace, one word.
You're a moron. Libertarians tend to be, but you've demonstrated what happens when we plumb that depth.
"I have spoken on other privacy threats like drone registration " - Lol.
Get out of America, move to Somalia, run your own libertarian fantasy world, idiot.
This law is simply meaningless. Vermont is just too small for this to have any significant impact on anyone, even its own residents. According to Wikipedia, at 623,657 Vermont is smaller than the 28 largest *cities* in the US; to say nothing about counties, metropolitan areas, or other states.
My bet is that these 120 brokers are the handful that have offices, employees, or other operations in Vermont. Honestly, I'm surprised the number is even that high. And my prediction is that 120 will be dropping fairly quickly as companies close up shop in Vermont and tell it to go pound sand.
Imagine all the people...
Found the moron! Well, you found yourself I guess... They all complied, it cost them nothing. You lose, psychic chick! READING WINS AGAIN!
A quick glance at the list says it is populated primarily by spammers, adjutants to the gestapo, and organizations dedicated to kicking the poor.
Most likely some states will soon begin to catch up to Europe in protecting their citizens from data rape. Any new law banning data rape and data hoarding should aim to drive into bankruptcy as many as possible of the unamerican slimeball companies on this list.
Just about every shopping centre in the modern world collects Bluetooth and Wi-Fi MAC addresses and IMEIs for personalising advertising on signs in your vicinity. Ever registered for Wi-Fi access at your library, McDonalds or Starbucks?
There should be no fucking such thing as data brokering, and there should be extremely limited third party data sharing, on need to know basis only.
You'd be surprised how much data we collect and compile just from 'public records'.
You'd be truly horrified by the location data and transaction data that we have to pay for from other private companies and the profiles we can build from that.
People just don't know how little 'privacy' there is. Even ifyou take yourself off the grid, you still need to live int he U.s., have property, some kind of ID, have a job, etc... It's all out there.