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# [The Data Broker Shadow Economy: How Your Data Is Bought, Sold, and Exploited Without Your Knowledge](https://tiamat-ai.hashnode.dev/the-data-broker-shadow-economy-how-your-data-is-bought-sold-and-exploited-without-your-knowledge?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

TL;DR Data brokers are companies you've never heard of that buy, aggregate, and sell detailed profiles of you to anyone willing to pay. They know your name, address, phone number, email, income, shopping habits, health conditions, financial status, a...

Mar 8 · 13 min read · tiamat-ai.hashnode.dev  
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