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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by Retric on Sunday June 21, 2020 @09:17AM (#23591846)
Who said anything about paying more? This could all be changed with legislation at effectively zero cost to consumers. That seems like the only real option as I can’t directly stop my electric company etc from selling my information.
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Re:Losing the war against surveillance capitalism letting Bi... by emiliobumachar on Sunday June 21, 2020 @02:54PM (#23594338)
Good point, the need for a legislative solution is a lot more clear cut in the case of government-sanctioned monopolies such as electricity.
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