The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee has asked for detailed information from online data brokers on how they compile and sell consumer information, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) sent letters to data brokers including Reed-Elsevier, Spokeo and Experian seeking answers on data collection—including its granularity, who has access to it and for what purposes. “Collecting, storing and selling information about Americans raises all types of questions that require careful scrutiny,” Rockefeller said, adding that consumers “deserve to know what’s being collected about them and how companies profit from their information.”
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