Legislature poised to push forward with data broker rules

Attorney General TJ Donovan, right, presents a report to lawmakers Wednesday on regulating data brokers. Photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerVermont lawmakers are poised to take action to regulate data brokers in the coming months.
Data brokers — companies that collect and maintain consumers’ personal information — have been in the spotlight after the credit report giant Equifax revealed that a security breach exposed the private information of millions of Americans.
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