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teufelswerk<p>Deine Daten machen Weltreisen, während du auf der Couch sitzt. </p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/daten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>daten</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/datenspuren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datenspuren</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/weltreise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weltreise</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Total%C3%9CberwachtAberHappy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TotalÜberwachtAberHappy</span></a></p>
Dissent Doe :cupofcoffee:<p>Heads up, folks:</p><p>Michael Kan reports that National Public Data is back under new owners: <a href="https://www.pcmag.com/news/site-behind-major-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pcmag.com/news/site-behind-maj</span><span class="invisible">or-ssn-leak-returns-with-detailed-data-on-millions-how-to</span></a> </p><p>Here is the direct link to their opt-out page instructions:<br><a href="https://nationalpublicdata.com/optout.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nationalpublicdata.com/optout.</span><span class="invisible">html</span></a></p><p>I had opted out previously after their humongous <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> last year. When I checked my name now, it did not find my profile, so if you opted out before, you may still be opted out, but better safe than sorry: check and opt-out if needed.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPD</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NationalPublicData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPublicData</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/OptOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OptOut</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>What Does <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Palantir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palantir</span></a> Actually Do? </p><p>Palantir is often called a data broker, a data miner, or a giant database of personal information. In reality, it’s none of these—but even former employees struggle to explain it.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dataminer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dataminer</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/palantir-what-the-company-does/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/palantir-what-</span><span class="invisible">the-company-does/</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DuckDuckGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuckDuckGo</span></a>: Try <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/PrivacyPro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrivacyPro</span></a> for 7 Days with New Free Trials</p><p><a href="https://spreadprivacy.com/privacy-pro-free-trials/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">spreadprivacy.com/privacy-pro-</span><span class="invisible">free-trials/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Airline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Airline</span></a>-Owned <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> Selling Your <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Flight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flight</span></a> Info to <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> Finally Registers as a Data Broker<br>It’s a legal requirement for <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/databrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databrokers</span></a> to register in the state of <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a>. ARC, the airlines-owned data broker that has been selling your flight information to the government for years, only just registered after being contacted by the office of Senator Ron Wyden.<br><a href="https://www.404media.co/airline-owned-data-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/airline-owned-data</span><span class="invisible">-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/DEHws" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/DEHws</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShootingSuspect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ShootingSuspect</span></a> Allegedly Used <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> Sites to Find Targets’ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Addresses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Addresses</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/minnesota-lawm</span><span class="invisible">aker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/</span></a></p>
Charlotte Atenself-harm, dystopia
PKPs Powerfromspace1<p>@aclu.org </p><p>Stop <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> from invading your privacy </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>policestate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/grok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grok</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trumps</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/govt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>govt</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://action.aclu.org/send-message/data-privacy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">action.aclu.org/send-message/d</span><span class="invisible">ata-privacy</span></a>?</p>
McWabbit 🍋🌻🍉<p>What <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/DeleteMe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeleteMe</span></a> and <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/Incogni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Incogni</span></a> aren't telling you</p><p>(obviously try to watch this with uBlock or other tracking blockers)</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3JT6q3AxA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=iX3JT6q3Ax</span><span class="invisible">A</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/adblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adblock</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PII</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/GDPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GDPR</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> Finally Registers as a <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/airline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airline</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/airline-owned-data-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/airline-owned-data</span><span class="invisible">-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>I guess they decided to go legit after getting caught.</p><p>Airline-Owned Data Broker Selling Your Flight Info to DHS Finally Registers as a Data Broker </p><p><a href="https://www.404media.co/airline-owned-data-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">404media.co/airline-owned-data</span><span class="invisible">-broker-selling-your-flight-info-to-dhs-finally-registers-as-a-data-broker/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Flights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Flights</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/DHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DHS</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@eff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>eff</span></a></span> IMHO <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> should be illegal per very concept!</p><ul><li>And I want both <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> &amp; <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://respublicae.eu/@europarl_en" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>europarl_en</span></a></span> as well as <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.bund.de/@Bundesregierung" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Bundesregierung</span></a></span> to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/outlaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outlaw</span></a> any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> from existing and collecting data on <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/German" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>German</span></a> residents as well as -citizens!</li></ul>
The New Oil<p>Why Are Hundreds of Data Brokers Not Registering with States?</p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-</span><span class="invisible">are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p>Why Are Hundreds of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> Not Registering with States?</p><p>Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. These findings come as more states are passing <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> laws that require brokers to provide information about their business and, in some cases, give consumers an easy way to opt out.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/why-</span><span class="invisible">are-hundreds-data-brokers-not-registering-states</span></a></p>
Emory<p>databroker in Canada; Accu-search has been hit with a ransomware attack; posted samples of US Passports and visas, etc.<a href="https://www.ransomware.live/id/YWNjdS1zZWFyY2guY29tQHFpbGlu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ransomware.live/id/YWNjdS1zZWF</span><span class="invisible">yY2guY29tQHFpbGlu</span></a></p><p><a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://soc.kvet.ch/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a></p>
teufelswerk<p>Der aus Deutschland (Karlsruhe) stammende B2B Databroker "dealfront.com" brüstet sich mit Aussagen wie "Die Daten, die wir in Dealfront bereitstellen, sind DSGVO-konform und entsprechen den höchsten Datenschutz- und Privatsphäre-Standards." Da dieser Anbieter ohne mein Wissen und meine Einwilligung u.a. meine personenbezogen, aber auch unsere Unternehmensdaten an Spammer verkauft, gecrawlte Daten anreichert und aus diversen Quellen KI-gestützt zusammenführt, stehe ich diesem Anbieter mehr als sehr skeptisch 🖕 gegenüber. Ich werde ihm jetzt auf den Zahn fühlen und euch darüber berichten.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dealfront" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dealfront</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/b2b" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>b2b</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/ki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ki</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/crawler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crawler</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/profiling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>profiling</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/dsgvo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dsgvo</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/datenschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>datenschutz</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spam</span></a></p>
PrivacyDigest<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses</p><p>The shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tracking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tracking</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/peoplesearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peoplesearch</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/minnesota-lawm</span><span class="invisible">aker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/Minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minnesota</span></a> Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/DataBroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBroker</span></a> Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses</p><p><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wired.com/story/minnesota-lawm</span><span class="invisible">aker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/VanceBoelter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanceBoelter</span></a></p>
derPUPE<p>Need your Help in 🇩🇪&amp; 🇳🇱 for a potential high impact <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/databroker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>databroker</span></a> case:</p><p>Does anybody got yesterday any <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/mail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mail</span></a> of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> advertising an service called 24/7 <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Telehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Telehealth</span></a>?</p><p>thx 4 RT</p>