California Fines, Bans Data Broker in Privacy Crackdown
AI Summary
• California fined and banned a Texas data broker for selling sensitive health and demographic data.
• The firm's activities, including targeting older adults with health condition lists, were part of a broader privacy crackdown.
Texas Relevance
The article mentions a Texas company being fined by California regulators, which could set precedents relevant to Texas credit unions.
Original Content
Regulators Cite Sales of Sensitive Health, Demographic Data California state regulators fined a Texas company that buys and sells data for targeted marketing, including lists pertaining to health conditions of older adults, as part of a crackdown on data brokers. The firm is now banned from selling all Californians' personal information.