Categories Blogs Data Brokers: A National Security Threat https://share.gemini.google/xUu60yvMrmlJ Post author By Mike Nova Post date August 4, 2026 Data Brokers: A National Security Threat share.gemini.google/xUu60yvM… ← FBI News: Cyberattacks, Arrests, Reports https://share.gemini.google/UVO3sXTDitDu → #Security and #Intelligence #News “Data brokers have turned personal privacy into a counterintelligence issue.” Data Brokers: A National Security Threat – Gemini https://share.gemini.google/xUu60yvMrmlJ What historically required state-sponsored espionage, covert surveillance, and months of field work can now be purchased legally with a credit card from anywhere in the world. AI Mode: https://share.google/aimode/rIdSNIsWMntrOCLjB The commercial data broker ecosystem has effectively weaponized personal privacy, transforming individual digital footprints into a high-stakes counterintelligence vulnerability. Foreign adversaries, hacktivists, and defense agencies now routinely exploit unregulat