Data Broker Regulation – Competition v. Privacy Considerations: Trade-Offs

In the ongoing debate concerning data broker regulation, tradeoffs between competition and privacy are not always holistically appreciated. This article examines the importance of data protection for individual privacy and access to data for competition , discusses the role of data brokers as to data privacy and sharing, and then reviews existing, new, and proposed regulations of data brokers. Consumers may benefit from added privacy protections if the new laws and regulatory actions enhance dat