data brokers

Several major Swedish media outlets are reporting that a majority of real estate brokers now expect housing prices to rise, with Dagens industri and Omni both noting growing optimism despite increasing interest rates. Dagens Nyheter highlights record prices in Stockholm, with Södermalm hitting new price highs. The reports suggest renewed confidence in the Swedish property market after a prolonged downturn.

Doxx.net is presenting itself as a privacy company building a 'parallel internet' designed to erase surveillance and tracking of users online. The venture, listed on startup data platform Dealroom, claims its services let people browse and communicate without leaving the data trails that advertisers, data brokers and governments routinely harvest. Details on funding, team and how the technology works remain sparse.

Guidance is circulating on how to delete personal data from the internet, covering steps such as searching yourself online, requesting removal from data broker sites, deleting old accounts, and opting out of people-search databases. Privacy advocates say growing awareness of data brokers and identity theft risks is prompting more people to try to scrub their details from the web.

WTHR takes a look at whether people can actually scrub their personal information from the internet, asking what is really possible under 'What's the Deal?'. The segment explores data broker sites and the limits of deletion requests, reflecting growing concern about how much personal data is exposed online.