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The thing is, "big tech" aren't really the really scary data collectors, the data brokers are. They buy details from your supermarket, health insurer etc. And
by philjohn 5y ago
The thing is, "big tech" aren't really the really scary data collectors, the data brokers are.
They buy details from your supermarket, health insurer etc. And yet people here don't often bring them up.
- iamdamian 5y agoI agree that data brokers are underscrutinized and probably the least ethical of the companies who make money from user data. I didn't realize that they could buy my data from a health insurer—where can I read more about this?
- philjohn 5y agohttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-data-brokers-make-money-off-your-medical-records/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-data-brokers-...
- iamdamian 5y agoWow. Thanks for sharing, I was not aware.
- vineyardmike 5y agoI don't know about this case in particular, but generally these things are hard to pin down for a reason. But start with the privacy policy.