Lawfare: Closing the Front Door: The Case for DOJ’s Bulk Data Security Program
A Lawfare piece makes the case for the Department of Justice's Bulk Data Security Program, citing a 2026 Electronic Privacy Information Center finding that 33 data brokers disclosed selling or sharing data with parties flagged under California's Delete Act.
Why this matters: Data brokers are not a background issue. They are the pipeline through which sensitive information about Americans reaches foreign governments, advertisers, and anyone else willing to pay. California's Delete Act forced brokers to disclose who they sell to, and what turned up was not reassuring. The DOJ program is meant to close that pipeline at the federal level. Whether it actually does depends on enforcement, not the rule itself. The gap between a policy existing and a policy working is where the real risk lives.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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