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It depends. What can you really do with stolen data about the legit buying interests of 50 million people?

SheinhardtWigCo 8y ago
It’s not just buying interests, though, is it? It’s where you go, who you talk to, what you talk about, your sexual preferences, bank balance, religious views, whether you have weapons in your home, whether you’re having an illicit affair, what medications you’re taking, etc.
- matz1 8y ago
  I don't really care if someone end up having this information of me, its when they use this information to do actual harm me that I care, but in this case its already illegal to do so.
  - SheinhardtWigCo 8y ago
    It’s maybe not a big deal on an individual level, sure - but imagine the damage one could inflict on humanity by having this dataset for world leaders or even whole populations.
    - matz1 8y ago
      For world leaders, as a public figure, hopefully these information is already public. If that the case then what is the harm? Ideally (hoping), in the future, these information should be made public for everyone, to level the playing field.
      - vageli 8y ago
        The parent specifically mentioned this information becoming available: > It’s not just buying interests, though, is it? It’s where you go, who you talk to, what you talk about, your sexual preferences, bank balance, religious views, whether you have weapons in your home, whether you’re having an illicit affair, what medications you’re taking, etc. I don't think this level of detail exists for most public leaders. Do you know the bank balance of the leader of your country?
        matz1 8y ago
        Like I said in my response, if its not public then ideally I'm hopping for these information to public for everyone, to level the playing fields.
  - nkrisc 8y ago
    Just because an act is illegal doesn't perfect it from causing harm. You might not care now that this information is out there but you might care in the future and it will already be too late.
    - matz1 8y ago
      True, nothing is perfect anyway but by being illegal means it can be enforced and punished. More information available also mean law enforcement can be more effective. Being paranoid about privacy is not perfect too, it has trade off aswell.
      - nkrisc 8y ago
        > More information available also mean law enforcement can be more effective. Whether that's a good thing depends on which laws are being enforced. Better hope what you're doing now isn't made retroactively illegal, especially if it's now publicly documented forever.

It’s not just buying interests, though, is it? It’s where you go, who you talk to, what you talk about, your sexual preferences, bank balance, religious views, whether you have weapons in your home, whether you’re having an illicit affair, what medications you’re taking, etc.

matz1 8y ago
I don't really care if someone end up having this information of me, its when they use this information to do actual harm me that I care, but in this case its already illegal to do so.
- SheinhardtWigCo 8y ago
  It’s maybe not a big deal on an individual level, sure - but imagine the damage one could inflict on humanity by having this dataset for world leaders or even whole populations.
  - matz1 8y ago
    For world leaders, as a public figure, hopefully these information is already public. If that the case then what is the harm? Ideally (hoping), in the future, these information should be made public for everyone, to level the playing field.
    - vageli 8y ago
      The parent specifically mentioned this information becoming available: > It’s not just buying interests, though, is it? It’s where you go, who you talk to, what you talk about, your sexual preferences, bank balance, religious views, whether you have weapons in your home, whether you’re having an illicit affair, what medications you’re taking, etc. I don't think this level of detail exists for most public leaders. Do you know the bank balance of the leader of your country?
      - matz1 8y ago
        Like I said in my response, if its not public then ideally I'm hopping for these information to public for everyone, to level the playing fields.
- nkrisc 8y ago
  Just because an act is illegal doesn't perfect it from causing harm. You might not care now that this information is out there but you might care in the future and it will already be too late.
  - matz1 8y ago
    True, nothing is perfect anyway but by being illegal means it can be enforced and punished. More information available also mean law enforcement can be more effective. Being paranoid about privacy is not perfect too, it has trade off aswell.
    - nkrisc 8y ago
      > More information available also mean law enforcement can be more effective. Whether that's a good thing depends on which laws are being enforced. Better hope what you're doing now isn't made retroactively illegal, especially if it's now publicly documented forever.