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I think it might actually be worse, because the govt is constrained in collecting some data, but they can query company databases where it is collected (either

I think it might actually be worse, because the govt is constrained in collecting some data, but they can query company databases where it is collected (either on a fee basis or a third party record search). This is the case with the cell phone location database in the US.

HillaryBriss 8y ago
> ...but they can query company databases... my favorite example: a US person setting up their own personal account on the US Social Security Administration's website must provide sufficient authentication information. and where Social Security get this authentication information about each person? Equifax! [0] see https://www.ssa.gov/hlp/mySSA/df-idverification.html https://www.ssa.gov/hlp/mySSA/df-idverification.html