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Browse 8,265 companies freeCompanies responsible for the most damaging data breaches, exposing billions of records containing social security numbers, financial data, and personal information.
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Try SeekerPro →The following companies are ranked by their OpenPublicHub privacy score from worst (lowest) to best (highest). Each score reflects data collection scope, violation history, transparency, consent practices, and the availability of privacy-friendly alternatives. A score below 20 indicates severe privacy concerns. Below 40 is poor. Above 60 is acceptable but not ideal. No company on this watchlist scores above 80, which would indicate genuinely privacy-respecting practices.
Equifax is one of the three major credit bureaus and maintains detailed financial profiles on over 800 million individuals and 91 million businesses worldwide. The company's data d...
Meta Platforms operates the largest social media surveillance network in history, encompassing Facebook (3.07 billion monthly active users), Instagram (2 billion MAU), WhatsApp (2....
Acxiom, now operating under LiveRamp, is one of the oldest and largest data brokers in the world, maintaining detailed consumer profiles on an estimated 2.5 billion individuals glo...
Experian is the largest of the three major credit bureaus by revenue, maintaining credit and consumer data on over 1.4 billion individuals and 200 million businesses globally. Beyo...
Google Ads is the advertising arm of Alphabet Inc. and the single largest digital advertising platform on Earth. It processes over 8.5 billion searches per day, each one generating...
Oracle operates one of the largest and least understood commercial surveillance networks in the world. Through its Oracle Data Cloud (formerly BlueKai, acquired 2014), Oracle maint...
Verkada is a US-based cloud surveillance company that operates over 250,000 cameras across schools, hospitals, businesses, and government facilities. The company markets AI-powered...
Amazon operates one of the most comprehensive consumer surveillance networks through its interconnected ecosystem of e-commerce, cloud computing, smart home devices, and physical r...
Snap Inc. operates Snapchat, a multimedia messaging app with over 800 million monthly active users, predominantly aged 13-34. Despite marketing around ephemeral messaging, Snap col...
Microsoft has quietly built one of the most pervasive data collection networks through its dominant position in enterprise software, cloud computing, operating systems, and AI. Win...
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Try BliniBot →The companies on this watchlist average a privacy score of just 19 out of 100, placing them collectively in the severe concern category. This means the majority of these organizations engage in data collection practices that are fundamentally misaligned with consumer privacy expectations. Users interacting with these companies should assume their data is being collected, analyzed, shared, and in many cases monetized.
Across all 10 companies, we documented 45 privacy violations, regulatory fines, lawsuits, and enforcement actions. These represent only the incidents that became public knowledge through regulatory filings, journalist investigations, and legal proceedings. The true scope of data misuse is almost certainly larger. Many violations resulted in fines that amount to a small fraction of annual revenue, creating inadequate deterrence.
Combined, these companies collect data across 126 documented categories including biometric identifiers, real-time location, financial records, health information, private communications, and behavioral patterns. The aggregation of this data creates comprehensive digital dossiers that follow individuals across every aspect of their lives, often without meaningful consent or awareness.
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