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Data broker-type companies do this already and sell it. They even include stuff like your probable religion, probable income/net worth, probable hobbies/interes
by astura 7y ago
Data broker-type companies do this already and sell it. They even include stuff like your probable religion, probable income/net worth, probable hobbies/interests, etc.
For example:
>Each record contains entries that go far beyond contact information and public records to include more than 400 variables on a vast range of specific characteristics: whether the person smokes, their religion, whether they have dogs or cats, and interests as varied as scuba diving and plus-size apparel.
https://www.wired.com/story/exactis-database-leak-340-million-records/ https://www.wired.com/story/exactis-database-leak-340-millio...
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