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Prohibit data resale and anonymous purchasing by third parties.

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  • Prohibit data resale and anonymous purchasing by third parties.

    Started by Greg Abbott

    Prohibit data resale and anonymous purchasing by third parties.

    Data collection is not only likely to continue, but to proliferate. When data is sold from state agencies to private parties, often times the data is then sold to third parties that repackage and resell the data again. Moving forward, legislation should be passed to protect Texans’ data. In addition to “opt-in” provisions, the state should explore prohibiting resale by third party purchasers and prohibiting anonymous purchasing. This provision should be included as a section within the new chapter of Government Code proposed in Recommendation 2, as it pertains to personal information and data management.

    The benefits of this recommendation are primarily to provide a clear understanding of who holds private data. If data is permitted to be resold, there is no control over which parties finally acquire possession of that personal information.

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    Ed Bradford, 11 years ago

    I would go much further. Texas cannot sell any data. It is either posted on a public state government site and free, or simply not available. I cannot believe there are any critical ‘revenue’ issues here. Why should Texas (or, for that matter, any state) sell data? How much money does sale of data generate for Texas?

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