US Department of Justice prosecutes data brokers for selling personal data to scammers
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Updated · Fox News · Apr 25
US Department of Justice prosecutes data brokers for selling personal data to scammers
13 articles · Updated · Fox News · Apr 25
Epsilon, Macromark Inc., and KBM Group have faced DOJ action, with Epsilon paying $150 million to victims for selling data used in scams.
Scammers exploit data broker sites like Spokeo and Whitepages to build detailed profiles, enabling targeted fraud against individuals and families, especially older Americans.
Personal data is sourced from public records and resurfaces even after removal, prompting experts to recommend proactive steps like data removal services and security protocol changes to reduce scam risks.
Are paid data removal services a real privacy solution or just a subscription fee for a flawed system?
If the government buys our data, how is its surveillance different from a scammer's research?
Should public records be sealed from the internet to cut off the data supply for scammers and spies?
When the government is a top customer, who can truly hold the $200 billion data broker industry accountable?
As AI voice cloning perfects impersonation, are family code words our last line of defense against scams?
With California's new data 'delete button,' will a digital privacy divide grow between protected and unprotected states?