Security News > 2025 > May > America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown

Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities Uncle Sam's consumer watchdog has scrapped plans to implement Biden-era rules that would've treated certain data brokers as credit bureaus, forcing them to follow stricter laws when flogging Americans' sensitive data.…

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