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Data brokers may be banned from selling your personal data without legitimate justification, under a new proposal by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Back in the summer it was revealed that one of these brokers was hacked, resulting in the compromise of personal data for every person in the US, UK, and Canada.
The proposed change would limit the sharing of sensitive data like your name and social security number by subjecting data brokers to the same rules as credit checking agencies …