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Sarcasm? I think most people should care about this.

• binz120 4y ago
  Yes. They start with food and then god knows what else they will track. Give them an inch and they will take a mile.
• Zigurd 4y ago
  What do you think happens to online food delivery orders? That all gets sold to data brokers.
• convolvatron 4y ago
  because I used the same credit card at Whole Foods as linked to my amazon account my last shopping trip there showed up in 'recently purchased' and 'suggestions'. are we upset because the Norwegian government is getting the same information that Amazon is clearly mining?
  • rglullis 4y ago
    You don't pay taxes (yet?) to Amazon.
    • guerrilla 4y ago
      They pay profit instead. What's it matter though?
      • rglullis 4y ago
        The ability to collect taxes was shorthand for "the right to use force to compel you to do things as they see fit". Amazon can not compel you to buy from them, and Amazon can not throw you in jail if they don't like you as a customer. Mining personal data and using it against the interests of the individual is bad in both cases, but it is far more dangerous when done by the State.
        • guerrilla 4y ago
          > Amazon can not compel you to buy from them, and Amazon can not throw you in jail if they don't like you as a customer. Of course they can, by becoming a monopoly and driving all other options for things you need out of business. Also by manipulating you with advertisements and propaganda. Coercion has many forms.
          • rglullis 4y ago
            Last I checked, it is still illegal to have a monopoly and the government can break a company apart if it starts abusing its power. Now, who can break the Government apart if it starts abusing its power?
            • guerrilla 4y ago
              If you had checked, you'd know monopolies are not illegal. It's discretionary regulation and impotent in many cases. Power comes in many forms. States fall for many reasons, but primarily causes are war and revolution (which are sometimes the same thing.)
              • rglullis 4y ago
                Monopolies are illegal if established through improper conduct and anti-competitive practices. The exceptions would be for State-owned or State-granted monopolies... Amazon is neither of those. > States fall for many reasons, but primarily causes are war and revolution So, the way to get rid of Amazon would be to get the Government to simply start a judicial process against a company. The way to get rid of the Government would require bloodshed. Can we agree that that n corrupt and power-abusive Government is far more dangerous than Amazon (or any other corporation) could ever be?
                • guerrilla 4y ago
                  > Monopolies are illegal if You're moving the goalpost and still wrong [1]. I don't know why you want to talk about this so badly if you don't know what you're talking about. Anyway, as I said, it's discretionary regulation and power comes in many forms. > The way to get rid of the Government would require bloodshed. You don't need to get rid of "the government" if you control the state and everyone's minds via lobbying, corruption, propaganda and other means. > Can we agree that that n corrupt and power-abusive Government is far more dangerous than Amazon (or any other corporation) could ever be? Absolutely not. "The government" is the puppet, the owners of companies like Amazon are the puppeteers. Power comes in many forms. Coercion comes in many forms. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_antitrust_law