An April 30 deadline is looming to extend expiring Section 702 powers, and the newest legislation to re-up it is drawing fire from the left and right.

Experts say the federal legislation takes inspiration from states laws in Virginia and Kentucky, but a lack of bipartisan support could spell trouble. 

Researchers in California contacted data brokers in their state to exercise their rights under the California Privacy Protection Act. Many didn’t reply, while others threw up barriers.

An analysis of four states with data broker registry laws found that hundreds of brokers are registered as such in one state but not in others.

The Trump administration’s CFPB nominee spoke positively in February about the Biden-era rule to regulate the sale of Americans’ personal data, but he is now slotted instead…

An investigation by California’s attorney general into use of location data could rein in the worst abusers, but should also be able to determine legitimate business use.

The FTC has accused three data brokers, including Gravy Analytics and Venntel, of illegally tracking and selling non-anonymized consumer location data.

The rule would force data brokers to adhere to the same standards as established credit agencies.

The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories.

Business groups and civil rights activists have raised objections to the latest version of the legislation, due for committee consideration Thursday.