The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens

Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens by dejavuthrowaway on Monday June 12, 2023 @07:42PM (#36303036)

I’ve read this entire comment almost verbatim so many times as a justification for private surveillance of society. Pervasive surveillance is a problematic issue, period.

Let me tell you what companies can do: they can make lists and pass it privately around to deny you gainful employment, loans, investment, etc. They can also sell it to the government, subverting privacy and due process rights.

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Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens by charcircuit on Monday June 12, 2023 @08:34PM (#36303455)

>deny you gainful employment, loans, investment

If you are hiding information that would cause people not to do business with you that is almost fraud.

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Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens by pseudalopex on Monday June 12, 2023 @09:39PM (#36304027)

Anti discrimination laws exist for a reason.

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Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens by thumbuddy on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @06:39AM (#36308179)

What if that information was how you voted, or that stupid thing you posted on AITA six beers deep five years ago, or how much time you spend watching Netflix, maybe you watch too many war movies, maybe one time you posted anti advertising agency content six years ago and you applied to an ad agency because you desperately needed a job.

In highly competitive markets people use stupid things to deny people opportunities.

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Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens by charcircuit on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @10:27PM (#36320660)

I don't see any issue with that.

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