European journalists uncovered that it’s alarmingly simple to track high-level EU officials through location data sold by brokers. Despite the EU's robust data protection laws, including GDPR, a coalition of reporters accessed a dataset with 278 million location points from mobile phones across Belgium. This data, often collected by everyday apps, highlights a major vulnerability in privacy protections for both citizens and officials. The dataset included detailed location histories of key figures within the European Commission and the European Parliament. Reporters identified over 2,000 location markers from 264 officials' devices and approximately 5,800 markers from more than 750 devices in the Parliament. Such granular tracking poses significant risks considering the sensitive nature of their work. While EU officials expressed concern and issued guidance to mitigate tracking, enforcement against data brokers remains weak. The data brokering industry has surged into a billion-dollar market, raising questions about privacy and data security. In a recent incident, Gravy Analytics suffered a data breach that exposed location data for tens of millions of individuals, revealing their movements and residential information. To combat tracking, Apple users have the option to anonymize their device identifiers, while Android users can reset their identifiers regularly, but these measures may not be sufficient against the widespread sale of location data.