Data Broker Settles Web Phone-Directory Lawsuit for $6.3 Million
A data broker has agreed to a $6.3 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit tied to an online phone directory service. The case appears to center on how the company collected and published personal contact information without consent.
Why this matters: Data brokers make money by packaging your personal information and selling access to it. Most people never agreed to be listed in an online phone directory. They just ended up there. A $6.3 million settlement sounds large, but for a company built on trading other people's data, it can be just a cost of doing business. The real issue is that these companies face almost no upfront barrier to collecting your information. Lawsuits are often the only check that exists.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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