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"exposes" here is quite a strange term, because their entire business is selling that same data. The only difference is that it was briefly available without
by rpearl 8y ago
"exposes" here is quite a strange term, because their entire business is selling that same data.
The only difference is that it was briefly available without a price tag.
- mindslight 8y agoExactly! The only thing a "breach" changes is allowing us to actually see the files that Stasi 2.0 are keeping! I'm much more worried about the persistent legally-blessed attacks against our decision making (eg advertising) and financial independence (eg price discrimination), than about receiving backscatter from uncoordinated randos defrauding banks et al. Banks who are responsible for much of this surveillance infrastructure in the first place.
- test6554 8y agoThat assumes they would sell to absolutely any group including terrorists, hate groups and sanctioned countries. At least without the leak they have the option to refuse.
- pbhjpbhj 8y agoYou think they care beyond the colour of the money? Ha, welcome to capitalism my sweet Summer child.
- wu-ikkyu 8y ago>That assumes they would sell to absolutely any group including terrorists, hate groups and sanctioned countries. Shell companies and fronts are a great workaround for that. How do you know who they sell to? And then, after it's been sold the first time, how do you know where the copies of that data are being sold to by the buyer? Turtles all the way down.