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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/07/2026

Banning data brokers would make great sense, which is why Biden's CFPB banned data brokers (only to have Trump un-ban them): pluralistic.net/2025/05/15/a... 7/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/07/2026

So the feds (both Congress and the executive) have surrendered, and that leaves states alone on the battlefield fighting the privacy wars alone. State legislatures have taken some big steps, but - crucially - they've stopped short of banning data brokers from operating within their borders. 8/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/07/2026

Having taken a ban on data brokers off the table, states are left with complex, often unworkable "compromises" that go nowhere. 9/

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