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CDT Joins Letter and Calls on Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committee to Close ...
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Fusion42 · 21 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and 30 civil society groups urged the US Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees to close the data broker loophole, highlighting a new Department of Homeland Security agreement with Thomson Reuters that allows access to sensitive American personal data without court approval.
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You must prepare for tighter scrutiny on personal data sales by data brokers. The Senate committees are moving to regulate data sales to law enforcement, which could open compliance costs or block access if your product depends on brokered data.
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