PinnedHow to stop data brokers from selling your personal information?Recently we surveyed 500 people about digital privacy and what they know about companies that collect and trade their personal information. Companies commonly known as “data brokers.” Here’s a quick summary of the results: 43.9% of the surveyed people knew what data brokers are Out of those who knew what…Cybersecurity11 min readCybersecurity11 min read
May 13, 2021Should you be worried that data brokers will leak your personal information? Here’s what the data showsWhy should you care that data brokers are collecting, aggregating and trading your personal information? When we asked people this question, the main (43.9% of all answers) concern was about personal security — brokers getting breached and people’s personal data leaking into the dark web for bad agents to abuse. …Data Breach4 min readData Breach4 min read
May 7, 2021How data brokers are trying to discourage you from exercising your right to privacyOn April 29th, 2021 FTC held a workshop called “Bringing light to dark patterns” with the agenda of better defining and understanding the use of dark patterns: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/audio-video/video/dark-patterns-workshop (worth a watch if you have a few hours to spare) And while the discussion had some great points, dark patterns are…Dark Patterns7 min readDark Patterns7 min read
