Mozilla applauds CFPB for taking on Data Broker Ecosystem

Earlier this week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it will develop rules to prevent “misuse and abuse” of people’s sensitive information by placing restrictions on data sharing by data brokers. This is a much-needed step to advance privacy, give people more control over their data, and shed light on a notoriously murky industry.

In Congressional testimony and advocacy, Mozilla has raised concerns about the opaque state of the data broker industry; it’s nearly impossible to fully …