US data brokers sell RL environments to Chinese AI labs, report says
ChinaTalk names at least nine US firms and about $500 million in sales; export controls largely miss these environments.
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Political fundraising texts reach the wrong phone despite opt-outs
The author counted 1,735 texts since March 2022; many tracking codes point to Sterling Data Company.
GM agrees to $220 million multistate settlement over driver data
Investigators say OnStar’s Smart Driver data reached insurers through brokers, and the OnStar app misled more than 370,000 drivers.
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GM to pay $220 million over selling driver data to 36 states
Attorneys general say GM sold Smart Driver location and behavior data to brokers that resold it to insurers from 2016 through 2024.
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Appeals court strikes down West Virginia law on officials’ personal data
The Fourth Circuit voided the statute itself, not only the suit against people-search sites, citing content-based speech limits.
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Connected Cars Are a Surveillance Platform
Consumer Reports and Northeastern found connected cars share driving data with insurers, brokers, and agencies.
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Automakers routinely share personally identifiable connected-car data with third parties, report says
Researchers say most automakers share connected-car personal data with advertisers and brokers.
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Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fight
A New Jersey court ordered people-search broker Radaris to transfer radaris.com and a dozen related domains to Atlas Data Privacy over Daniel's Law violations.
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25 Years of Mass Surveillance Is Enough
Bruce Schneier and Cindy Cohn argue post-9/11 mass surveillance expanded far beyond its counterterrorism justification and should be reevaluated for costs to rights.
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Driver’s License Data for Sale
Schneier on Security highlights that driver's license data is being sold, underscoring concerns over monetization of driver records and surveillance.
US military disabled ad tracking on troops’ devices following reports of targeted attacks
US DoD disabled ad tracking on troops' devices after foreign adversaries targeted service members using commercially bought location data.
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