𝚐𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚎@h4x0r.host to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUS National Security Agency buys web browsing data without warrant, letter showswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1254arrow-down12 cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.ml
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minus-squareRedditReject@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·1 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-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 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.