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Internet & Society: The Technologies and Politics of Control (Spring 2019)
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“Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability” FTC Report (2014).

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John Bowers

Data brokers – entities which accumulate, package, and resell user data to advertisers, platforms, and other entities – are often as shadowy as they are unregulated. This FTC report recognizes some potential problems arising from this lack of oversight. How is user data aggregation by data brokers different from aggregation by the platforms we use? How might data brokers erode decentralization?

“Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability” FTC Report (2014).

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