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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by cameldrv on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @06:13PM (#47432064)
The RTB thing has been around for over a decade at this point. What I’m not sure about is what’s being sold by car companies. I know they sell the data to insurance companies. I’m curious if the government can manage to get it as well commercially.
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Re:FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, directo... by sillystuff on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @06:46PM (#47432356)
> What I’m not sure about is what’s being sold by car companies... if the government can manage to get it as well commercially.

General Motors sold driving data to data brokers including LexisNexus. Anyone, private or government can buy data from LexisNexus.

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