Investigation Reveals Billions of Location Data Records Sold by Data Brokers
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In the c't-Datenschutz-Podcast, journalist Ingo Dachwitz from netzpolitik.org reported on a research team obtaining billions of location data records from data brokers. The investigation focused on the practices of data brokers, who collect and sell sensitive user information, including geolocation data. No specific technical details, dates, or exact numbers beyond "billions" were provided in the summary. The report highlights the scale of data trading and its implications for privacy. The discussion was part of the podcast series Auslegungssache 158: Die Databroker Files.