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Comment by cs702

9 months ago

> The article also says that USDoD tried to sell the data for only $3.5 million, so they value it at roughly $830/person.

When I divide 3,500,000 USD by 2,900,000,000 people, I get $0.0012/person. How do you get $830/person?

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Cieric  9 months ago

I think it was suppose to be 830 persons / $1.

  • hrunt  9 months ago

    It was supposed to be 830 persons per dollar.

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