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I would like to see a network graph of the gathering and exchange of people's information between these data brokers. It would simultaneously be really interesting and really shocking. I can't imagine how many thousands of DBs out there are with a smorgasbord of personal data.
I would like to see a network graph of the gathering and exchange of people's information between these data brokers. It would simultaneously be really interesting and really shocking. I can't imagine how many thousands of DBs out there are with a smorgasbord of personal data.
Something like this existed for ad tech several years ago, showing which companies were brokering/selling what. It was basically just an infographic with company logos arranged on it, but it was still enlightening.
The third-party brokers aren't the root problem. The problem is that Facebook themselves have unfettered access to all of this data. It's a lot of trust to place in one company, whose motives inevitably won't align with your own, and who realistically you can't hold to account.
Google has as much data collected if not more. Every search you've ever typed, from where, and when. Every internet video you've watched and liked. When you're awake, when you're asleep, etc.
I switched away from Gmail and Google Calendar a couple of weeks ago. I also disconnected my Google account from my phone. I haven't regularly used their web search in years.
I've used an email address at my own domain for years, precisely so I wasn't tied to Gmail, and therefore I haven't needed to spam my contacts or change a load of user accounts to a new email address.
It's almost a shame Google+ never took off, because then the non-tech media might be talking about Google in the same way as Facebook.
Yeah! Maybe we can model it after the big 3 consumer credit agencies! We can centralize all ppls info in one easy to access place! This new organization will be much more honest than the current ones! IMO For this to happen correctly it has to be decentralized, perhaps blockchain style.
To go to a blockchain doesn't logically follow as a solution from the premise that credit agencies keep data.
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