Some firms may purchase datasets from other companies that got permission to collect it — online retailers, for example.
But there's another potential source — other data breaches that have already spilled volumes of sensitive data.Plenty of data brokers and credit agencies have had data breaches in recent years. Most notably, the You can take a few steps to try and protect yourself from such data collection, said Suranga Seneviratne, a computer security lecturer at the University of Sydney.
A very good question. I'd say it's because politicians and legislators don't know how to keep up with the pace of technology. If they had some vision, they'd realise the direction and impact of tech and head it off at the pass. They're not capable of that.
Why have you never heard of this multibillion dollar industry. I thought you worked for a news company. This industry has been common knowledge for years. If it on the internet and it's free, you are the product