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Maybe, but who has a particular desire for the data of people without discretionary income? The advertisers that buy Google/Facebook data (or more accurately c

by timv 10y ago

Maybe, but who has a particular desire for the data of people without discretionary income? The advertisers that buy Google/Facebook data (or more accurately consume that data when buying ad space) are trying to target potential buyers, typically those with disposable income. I fear that the businesses that would want the data on lower income earners would be payday lenders and the like which is not an appealing prospect.

40acres 10y ago
> Maybe, but who has a particular desire for the data of people without discretionary income? That's the big question, maybe government agencies and other non-profits who want to connect with these underserved communities, unfortunately, I'm not sure how feasible that is.