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Feds Propose Crackdown on Data Brokers Selling Sensitive Personal Information

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposes new rule limiting data brokers' ability to sell sensitive personal information.

Federal Trade Commission also proposes settlement orders with data brokers Gravy Analytics , Venntel , and Mobilewalla .

The proposals come on the heels of scandals that have exposed how the data broker industry jeopardizes the safety of law enforcement, soldiers, and spies.