Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers

Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by petre on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @01:04AM (#17176639)

> Because it puts a whole bunch of people out of a job and ruins the user experience for many things.

No, really, it is the advertisers who ruined the experience in the first place. And almost every site tries to make you agree to data collection without giving you another option, or hiding the other option under several menus. That's why I closed the TC page.

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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by Mirioron on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:38AM (#17179513)

The advertisers are the reason why many of these jobs existed in the first place. Developers don't run off of hot air and exposure.

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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by heavenlyblue on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @10:54AM (#17179649)

Then it’s probably just the time to fire all of them.

I work for an ad arb business. We don’t collect user-identifiable data and still make loads of money.

Your point of view would seem to justify child trafficking if that would pay the bills for most of the people in the industry.

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Re:Vermont passes first law to crack down on data brokers by tpxl on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @09:57AM (#17179173)

Wow, you weren't joking. The menu they present is confusing as hell.

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