TechREG Chronicle® – Brokering Reform: Regulation of Data Markets

Dear Readers,

In an age where data is often likened to oil, its extraction, refinement, and sale have become central to the global economy. A particular type of entities has emerged as central – data brokers. These previously obscure firms are responsible for aggregating, analyzing, and selling vast amounts of personal and behavioral data from countless sources, and their influence growing silently but significantly behind the scenes.

The centrality of data to modern commerce, society, and pol