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AI’s Unique Threat to Musicians
April 25, 2025
By Michael Schmitz A New Type of Music Industry Over the past 15 years, the music industry has shifted toward music streaming, away from individual music purchases. This has…
Spotify is Paying Musicians Poverty Wages. Why are Antitrust Laws Protecting Them?
April 23, 2025
How passing the Protecting Working Musicians Act could empower musicians to fight back. By Sofya Diktas April 14, 2025 Imagine you’re a vocalist. Since you were a young child, you…
Duke University Tech Policy Lab Announces New Supply Chain Project
January 29, 2024
Duke University Tech Policy Lab Announces New Supply Chain Project Justin Sherman January 29, 2024 The global technology supply chain is becoming more complex, interdependent, and interconnected every year. Whether…
Twitter’s Potential Engagement with Data Brokers
April 6, 2023
Twitter’s Potential Engagement with Data Brokers Alistair Simmons April 6, 2023 In December 2022, after Elon Musk dissolved Twitter’s Trust and Safety Council, concern grew about Twitter restructuring its content…
Fortune 500 Companies’ Selling and Sharing of Employee Data
February 6, 2023
Fortune 500 Companies’ Selling and Sharing of Employee Data Alistair Simmons February 6, 2023 Many companies report their employee data to data brokers who manage employment records, conduct background checks,…
Examining TikTok’s Potential Engagement With Data Brokers
November 14, 2022
Examining TikTok’s Potential Engagement With Data Brokers Alistair Simmons November 14, 2022 TikTok’s Privacy Policy states: “We may collect information about you from third-party services, such as advertising partners, data…
Credit Reporting Agencies Don’t Just Report Credit Scores
November 9, 2022
Credit Reporting Agencies Don’t Just Report Credit Scores Justin Sherman November 9, 2022 The United States has three primary credit reporting agencies, which provide information on individuals’ bill payment history,…
This Court Case You’ve Never Heard of Directly Impacts Your Sensitive Data
October 27, 2022
Brady Allen Kruse October 27, 2022 Data breaches are so frequent today that we hardly bat an eye when one breaks the news. Credit cards, Social Security numbers, addresses,…
Data brokers and data breaches
September 27, 2022
Data brokers and data breaches Justin Sherman September 27, 2022 Data brokers—companies that collect, infer, and buy people’s information and then sell, license, and otherwise share or monetize it—have…
Examining data broker Equifax’s relationships with millions of employers
August 24, 2022
Examining data broker Equifax’s relationships with millions of employers Justin Sherman August 24, 2022 Equifax is one of the largest data brokers in the United States. In 2021, according to…