Brokers Sell Military Members’ Data for Pennies, Study Finds

Data brokers are selling the sensitive data of active US military personnel for as little as 12 cents, a practice that researchers and lawmakers say raises serious national security concerns.

A month-long study by researchers at Duke University found hundreds of data brokers selling information related to active-duty military members, with data sets that included their names and home addresses.

As part of the study, researchers were able to purchase sensitive data about individually identified military personnel and members of their families, such as specific health conditions, religious practices, and financial information. They also found active service members’ location data ...