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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by luisvictoria on Monday June 22, 2020 @01:56PM (#23603404)
This argument makes perfect sense, the problem starts when companies like Facebook start tracking individuals who do not use their services.
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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by mizay7 on Monday June 22, 2020 @02:26PM (#23603780)
Agreed, and that should be illegal. Having companies pay for data of non-users as part of Yang's proposal doesn't change anything.
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