Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme

Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme by parasanti on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @10:30AM (#22236633)

I am still amazed weather.com exist. Go to weather.gov and get everything you need without all the ads, tracking and bs of that other site.

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Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme by jasonjayr on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @11:03AM (#22237097)

The folks behind weather.com are actively trying to kill weather.gov through lobbying and other campaigns. Folks need to be made aware that their tax dollars are already being spent on top-notch science tools by folks with a vested interested in their safety.

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Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme by MrMetlHed on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @12:19PM (#22238195)

They almost got their dream leader of NOAA when Trump appointed the head of AccuWeather, Barry Meyers, to lead NOAA. He withdrew his nomination for health reasons, but believes the government shouldn't provide any type of direct forecasts to the public. Michael Lewis has a good write up of this in his book The Fifth Risk.

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Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme by oefrha on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @11:01AM (#22237075)

Ah, the good old world doesn’t exist outside USA narrative.

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Re:Weather.com Has Become the Pawn of a Data Theft Scheme by wil421 on Tuesday February 04, 2020 @03:59PM (#22240894)

I didn’t think The Weather Channel was available outside the US. I’m sure they’ll give you a forecast on weather.com but the company is American based.

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