@glowieA to [email protected]English • 5 months agoUS National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter showswww.reuters.commessage-square19arrow-up1265arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•5 months agoI’m sure government agencies buy commercially available products all the time. The problem is that we are no longer just consumers in the market, we are also unwillingly the product.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•5 months agoAnd this is why governments are so reluctant to pass any strong data privacy laws and enforce them. They greatly benefit from this data market.
I’m sure government agencies buy commercially available products all the time. The problem is that we are no longer just consumers in the market, we are also unwillingly the product.
And this is why governments are so reluctant to pass any strong data privacy laws and enforce them. They greatly benefit from this data market.