GigaTap articles tagged data brokers.
- California Targets Surveillance Pricing and Privacy Risk - A California bill would ban surveillance pricing, where personal data influences what customers pay for the same product.
- Age-Gates Turn Access Into a Privacy Check - Age-gates are expanding from youth-safety policy into an identity-exposure problem for ordinary internet users.
- Age Checks Turn Web Access Into Identity Exposure - EFF warns that age verification mandates create new privacy risk by forcing users to disclose sensitive identity data just to access the web.
- When Privacy Risk Becomes a Chilling Effect - Schneier’s item points to a sharper privacy issue: people may stop acting publicly when identity exposure feels durable, searchable, and costly.
- Online Tracking Is Becoming a Surveillance Pipeline - EFF’s warning is not just about creepy ads. Commercial trackers and data brokers can turn ordinary browsing and location data into a shortcut for governmen