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Government

Feb. 26, 2014

Data brokers in regulatory crosshairs

"Shadowy," "invisible,' "secretive" and "unregulated" are all terms that have been used in recent years to describe the data broker industry. By Tyler Newby


By Tyler Newby


"Shadowy," "invisible,' "secretive" and "unregulated" are all terms that have been used in recent years to describe the data broker industry, an industry with an estimated $150 billion in annual revenue. Whether those descriptors were accurate or not in the past, intense press, regulatory and legislative attention is now focused squarely on the industry that is not likely to remain in the shadows much longer. ...

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