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Public discourse really overindexed on social media companies selling data (not their biz model) and ignored LexisNexis, Axciom, and their ilk (is their biz mod
by jauer 6y ago
Public discourse really overindexed on social media companies selling data (not their biz model) and ignored LexisNexis, Axciom, and their ilk (is their biz model).
Not to say that the influence aspects of social media aren't worthy of scrutiny, but take like 40% of that scrutiny and throw it on data brokers if you are really care about privacy.
- Nextgrid 6y agoThose collect completely different pieces of data. Credit bureaus & data brokers mostly collect business and finance-related information. Social media collects information about your whereabouts and relationships. I'd argue that a leak of the latter would be much more damaging (in terms of extortion/blackmail potential) than the former.
- jauer 6y agoLocation can certainty be derived from their their data. Relationships as well, but perhaps not as cleanly as from social.