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Review of the Data Brokers

ID: ea714922-3131-5b32-b289-41f36f0bd4bb

STIX ID: report--ea714922-3131-5b32-b289-41f36f0bd4bb

Feed Name: Black Hills Infosec Blog

Date Published: 2017-09-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-27

Author: BHIS

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This presentation-style report describes how data brokers aggregate vast amounts of personal data (the author calls it an “Actual Privacy Death Star”), highlights privacy risks from operating systems, browsers, mobile apps, and location services, and offers practical mitigation advice for individuals (use DuckDuckGo, VPNs, Pi-hole, privacy plugins, and burner devices). It is an awareness and defensive guidance piece, not a malware, breach, or APT technical report.

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