Data brokers make money off of your personal data, including your real-time location and spending habits. These companies say the information allows service providers to personalize their products, but privacy advocates say it’s collected without permission and not properly secured. Now, more state legislatures are acting. John Yang speaks to privacy counsel Emory Roane to learn more.
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