Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
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Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#2I remember term "privacy laundering" and "surveillance capitalism".
Example 2019 article https://www.lawfareblog.com/facebook-encryption-and-dangers-...
In reality nothing new.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#3Buying commercially available location records from data brokers would be far less concerning without the capability to, per Anthropic’s CEO words, assemble from that data “a comprehensive picture of any person's life—automatically and at massive scale”. It’s a world of difference between when you have to work hard to construct (and keep up-to-date) such a picture for a single individual, and when someone can do it for an entire city with no effort.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#4Buying commercially available location records from data brokers would be far less concerning without the capability to, per Anthropic’s CEO words, assemble from that data “a comprehensive picture of any person's life—automatically and at massive scale”. It’s a world of difference between when you have to work hard to construct (and keep up-to-date) such a picture for a single individual, and when someone can do it f…
Exactly this. I don't that believe most people can grasp the scale, speed and complexity at which this is has become our reality.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#5Buying commercially available location records from data brokers would be far less concerning without the capability to, per Anthropic’s CEO words, assemble from that data “a comprehensive picture of any person's life—automatically and at massive scale”. It’s a world of difference between when you have to work hard to construct (and keep up-to-date) such a picture for a single individual, and when someone can do it f…
Sure but the possession itself of that data without a warrant violates the spirit of the 4th ammendment. So its time that loophole was closed so its not a an issue anyway
I actually would be fine with the authorities having the ability to process this data to solve crime and stuff, but only as long as there were checks and balances and it was happening according to the constitution, which it is not right now
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#6Not enough people are talking about this. It seems to me like the vast majority of people just don't care, primarily because they don't understand the ways it could dramatically impact them in the future. Short term thinking is a scary phenomenon.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#7Listen, this is nothing new. You can find articles like that going back years and years. The truth is: convenience trumps privacy in practice in a lot of cases. Two examples:
1. Theoretically speaking, my (data) privacy is of a high value to me! -- Then you should stop using a smart phone. -- Well...
2. I don't want anyone to create a profile of my habits because it's none of their business! -- Hi, do you have a Walmart+ card? -- Sure, here you go!
And I actually like the concept of reward cards (although I don't use them) because it is pretty much the only way how you can make money off your data.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#8Listen, this is nothing new. You can find articles like that going back years and years. The truth is: convenience trumps privacy in practice in a lot of cases. Two examples: 1. Theoretically speaking, my (data) privacy is of a high value to me! -- Then you should stop using a smart phone. -- Well... 2. I don't want anyone to create a profile of my habits because it's none of their business! -- Hi, do you have a Walm…
> Listen, this is nothing new.
"Violations of your constitutional rights have been going on for decades now, so it's time to shut up about them" is certainly a take.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#9Listen, this is nothing new. You can find articles like that going back years and years. The truth is: convenience trumps privacy in practice in a lot of cases. Two examples: 1. Theoretically speaking, my (data) privacy is of a high value to me! -- Then you should stop using a smart phone. -- Well... 2. I don't want anyone to create a profile of my habits because it's none of their business! -- Hi, do you have a Walm…
> Listen, this is nothing new. "Violations of your constitutional rights have been going on for decades now, so it's time to shut up about them" is certainly a take.
Action speaks louder than words. It doesn't matter what people say they prefer, their actions reveal a true preference.
Re: Government agencies buy commercial data about Americans in bulk
#10Buying commercially available location records from data brokers would be far less concerning without the capability to, per Anthropic’s CEO words, assemble from that data “a comprehensive picture of any person's life—automatically and at massive scale”. It’s a world of difference between when you have to work hard to construct (and keep up-to-date) such a picture for a single individual, and when someone can do it f…
Exactly this. I don't that believe most people can grasp the scale, speed and complexity at which this is has become our reality.
And, unfortunately, this is likely a major (potential) revenue source for AI companies that are all struggling for cash.