Comment by mistrial9
9 months ago
this is true and nothing new.. mass "gray market" personal information services lept into markets since VISA and Mastercard fifty years ago, and somewhat before that with driving records, in the USA. The "pure land" of democracy in North America was never pure, and the Bad Old Ways have crept into the corners since the beginning.
The difference now though is an attempt to legislate personal data collection, such as the CCPA. I strongly believe they are violating the law, and that if I opt-out or request removal, an answer of "oh well nuthin we can do" is not acceptable when my data re-appears either on their platform or on another platform they provided data aggregation services to.
>The "pure land" of democracy in North America was never pure
don't mix your pet grievances together, having full public knowledge of every person in your country is democratizing, frankly, an aid to democracy, not a hindrance. Not saying I want to live in that world, but it's not an impure democracy.
Norway (and others?) already publishes everybody's income statements. Not healthy imo but I guess would aid more accurate snitching (and envious resentment).