Two things can be true simultaneously: (a) it is worrisome that a company is selling PII at scale to government entities who would otherwise need to request that data through accountable warrant processes, and (b) we shouldn't call every such company a "data broker" lest we dilute the specificity of that term, particularly when the companies in question participate in the funds flow of the customer transaction.
...nor is it meant to?
Two things can be true simultaneously: (a) it is worrisome that a company is selling PII at scale to government entities who would otherwise need to request that data through accountable warrant processes, and (b) we shouldn't call every such company a "data broker" lest we dilute the specificity of that term, particularly when the companies in question participate in the funds flow of the customer transaction.
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