This looks like a significant step backward for data privacy in the US.

nostr:npub15dnln6cukw3yrflnv3hnrntdt9amh0uw466u6tns05ymqp3nal4qzz3lfc, what’s your take?

https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/white-house-scraps-plan-to-block-data-brokers-from-selling-americans-sensitive-data/

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This rule was actually duplicative, as the FTC has already launched cases in this domain. CFPB was just doing double-duty and muddying the waters a bit

https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/reports/data-brokers-call-transparency-accountability-report-federal-trade-commission-may-2014/140527databrokerreport.pdf