The Feds have been buying consumer data for decades, this is far from new. This goes back to “junk mail”, pre internet.
As usual the US congress sat by and did nothing, and in all likelihood, will continue to do nothing.
As usual the US congress sat by and did nothing, and in all likelihood, will continue to do nothing.
The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale Act, sponsored by Senators Wyden and Paul, has a hearing tomorrow morning -- and may actually have decent chance to pass Congress this session.
If you're in the US, EFF's "Tell Congress: The Fourth Amendment Is Not For Sale" page has a web form to encourage your representatives to support the bill. https://act.eff.org/action/tell-congress-the-fourth-amendmen...
State and local, sure, but federal? Why bother.
Local? There is a serious lack of power that local politicians wield and most won't be able to help you with your issues.
In this case (and many others), "the perfect is the enemy of the good" is inverted. Such as algorithmic suppression instead of censorship. Outright censorship would alert us that there is something wrong, mere suppression fools us into thinking the problem is minor.
Far more satisfying than finding out your data is being siphoned and your complaints are met with a shrug and a chuckle.