# Consumer Financial Protection Bureau **Entity class:** Organization or company **Domain:** Additional Article Entities ## Definition Federal bureau whose proposed data-broker rule and withdrawal appear in the article's regulatory chronology. The node connects consumer-reporting authority with the commercial information market. ## Operational role Named people and institutions make the article’s capacity relationships concrete. Authorship, sponsorship, employment, founding, procurement, and participation are different connections and must retain their specific meanings. These routes preserve the people and organizations behind the programs and operational examples. **Architecture connections:** [[wiki/Intelligence|Intelligence]] · [[wiki/OSINT|OSINT]] · [[wiki/HUMINT|HUMINT]]. ## Relationships - **article-linked authority or contracting instrument:** [[wiki/CFPB Data-Broker Rule|CFPB Data-Broker Rule]]. - **article-linked authority or contracting instrument:** [[wiki/Fair Credit Reporting Act|Fair Credit Reporting Act]]. - **collection route:** [[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]]. - **counterterrorism architecture:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **source article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft#VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft — VII. The Data Broker Economy: The Substrate Beneath OSINT]] — October 2026 revision; immediate source for this entry’s place in the marketplace. - [Justin Sherman et al., Duke Sanford School, Data Brokers and the Sale of Data on U.S. Military Personnel (November 2023).](https://techpolicy.sanford.duke.edu/data-brokers-and-the-sale-of-data-on-us-military-personnel/) - [Lawfare, Data Brokers, Military Personnel, and National Security Risks.](https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/data-brokers-military-personnel-and-national-security-risks) - [White & Case, DOJ Issues Guidance on Bulk Sensitive Data Rules (April 2025).](https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/doj-issues-guidance-bulk-sensitive-data-rules)