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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by Spivak on Monday August 10, 2020 @05:33PM (#24114248)
I think your point stands as for why we don’t want such a database but between Social Security which is now tied to the new federal driver’s licenses, taxes, and the census I think it’s a tough sell that the government couldn’t assemble the same data.
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Re:One in 10 ballots rejected in last month’s vote-by-mail e... by pbhjpbhj on Monday August 10, 2020 @06:58PM (#24115110)
Agreed, but surely the More Evil Government could just buy a marketing database - or have NSA download it - and know everything down to what size underpants people wear and which specific businesses and organisations they support.

Facebook - without checking the specific details - can probably tell the locality and religious position of most of their users; certainly enough to direct the Neue Gestapo to arrest you. But they also have raw address and religion details, which makes it somewhat easier.

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