Earlier this week, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report on the data broker industry, a report showing a lack of transparency in the industry as well as a lack of accountability to consumers.
According to the 110-page Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability (PDF) (I only read the 10-page Executive Summary) report, nine data brokers were studied. And the news for consumers was not good. Continue reading The FTC, Big Data, and Your Privacy