Federal Trade Commission wants data from data brokerage companies.

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered nine data brokerage companies to tell the agency how they harvest and use data on consumers, toughening its stance toward the multibillion-dollar industry. Above, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz at a news conference in 2009.
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( Christina House / For The Times )

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered nine data brokerage companies to tell the agency how they harvest and use data on consumers, toughening its stance toward the multibillion-dollar industry. Above, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz at a news conference in 2009.

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