In an op-ed for Lawfare, Global Cyber Strategies CEO Justin Sherman raised concerns over Europe-based data broker access to the sensitive data of consumers, including U.S. military personnel. While data protection authorities have issued enforcement actions to protect consumers against unwanted data collection and sales to data brokers, the large amount of data brokers in Europe could potentially allow adversaries to obtain sensitive intelligence data. Sherman said, “Europe ultimately needs to ensure it has the right laws, regulations, and enforcement in place to address data brokerage threats to national security.”
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