It is amazing (and horrifying and creepy) that all this data is out there for anyone to get at (if they are willing to pay). I think this kind of policing is exactly why the government won’t pass laws to protect people’s privacy online. They want the data for the FBI, NSA, CIA, etc.
41 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 22 Jul
I don't recall where I read about it, but they definitely buy this data like everyone else. It's not spying if it's publicly available I guess.
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It is a fun loophole I guess. The government probably can’t legally collect this data itself but it is perfectly fine if someone else does it and they just buy it from the data broker.
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