dejavuthrowaway
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Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens
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.