Border & Immigration

Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers

Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated border & immigration brief. The source report from NPR says: Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.

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Key Facts

  • Primary source: NPR
  • Published: Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
  • Coverage area: Border & Immigration
  • Brimstone role: curated summary, explanation, and source attribution
  • Topic signals: developing story metadata

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  1. Source published: Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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