𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎A to [email protected]English • 1 year agoUS National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter showswww.reuters.commessage-square19arrow-up1265arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1263arrow-down1external-linkUS National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter showswww.reuters.com𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎A to [email protected]English • 1 year agomessage-square19cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•1 year 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•1 year 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.