Response to CFPB Request for Information Docket No. CFPB-2023-0020

Data brokers have immeasurable influence over consumers’ lives as they collect, store, and sell personal data that can include a childhood home address, email, phone number, browsing activity, credit card purchases, and more. As data brokers have commodified the collection and sale of personal information, it is crucial that the CFPB use its regulatory power through the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to address the deceptive exploitation of consumers’ personal information by data brokers.