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Re:Data Is a Toxic Asset, So Why Not Throw It Out? (2016) by amelius on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @08:47AM (#20029462)
Why are information brokers even allowed to exist?

The Wikipedia entry discusses some past attempts to apply regulation, but this all seems way too mild.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_broker#Criticism

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Re:Data Is a Toxic Asset, So Why Not Throw It Out? (2016) by brighter2morrow on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @09:24PM (#20036050)
Powerful people like information brokers because their information can help track down dissidents
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