Data Brokers Selling Flight Information to Law Enforcement Agencies
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Summary
Data brokers are selling individuals' flight information to law enforcement agencies like CBP and ICE without their knowledge or consent, exploiting privacy gaps for profit.
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If companies collect any kind of personal data and want to make a quick buck, there’s a data broker willing to buy it and sell it to the highest bidder–often law enforcement and intelligence agencies.
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