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Are we really referring to data records as dossiers now? I think of a dossier as a record of things like suspected infidelity or membership in a dangerous poli

Are we really referring to data records as dossiers now? I think of a dossier as a record of things like suspected infidelity or membership in a dangerous political group. Do credit ratings and purchase history really rate as a dossier?

hedora 4y ago
Based on the information in the article, Oracle profiles provide enough information to uncover infidelity and membership in political groups. In particular, they track purchase history, physical location and online telemetry. Their marketing information explicitly says they use the above to build social graphs of consumer profiles. You'd have to be pretty paranoid to prevent that from linking you to your hypothetical mistress and militia buddies. You'd need to not carry a phone, pay with cash, stay masked (that's easy now, I guess) and avoid using a car with a built in cell modem or legible license plates. If Cory Doctorow is to be believed, gait tracking is also a thing now, so rotate through walking with thumb tacks and rocks in one or the other shoe. Even then, you're still thoroughly in Death Note territory where you'll accidentally feed a few (information theoretic) bits of information to the database every once in a while. Also, if you follow all my advice, this XKCD will apply to you: https://xkcd.com/1105/ https://xkcd.com/1105/ So, to answer your question, yes.
openfuture 4y ago
Don't you get it.. the dangerous political group is just normal people.. Haven't you been to an airport? or survived this covid period? The fear is proportional to the advantage. If there's a 1000$ behind a door that costs 500$ to open then you open it no? Then the people who own everything must raise the price of opening the door or they'll have mutiny on their hands. We've seen the price steadily go up and it's not a coincidence.

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Are we really referring to data records as dossiers now? I think of a dossier as a record of things like suspected infidelity or membership in a dangerous poli

by billsmithaustin 4y ago

hedora 4y ago
Based on the information in the article, Oracle profiles provide enough information to uncover infidelity and membership in political groups. In particular, they track purchase history, physical location and online telemetry. Their marketing information explicitly says they use the above to build social graphs of consumer profiles. You'd have to be pretty paranoid to prevent that from linking you to your hypothetical mistress and militia buddies. You'd need to not carry a phone, pay with cash, stay masked (that's easy now, I guess) and avoid using a car with a built in cell modem or legible license plates. If Cory Doctorow is to be believed, gait tracking is also a thing now, so rotate through walking with thumb tacks and rocks in one or the other shoe. Even then, you're still thoroughly in Death Note territory where you'll accidentally feed a few (information theoretic) bits of information to the database every once in a while. Also, if you follow all my advice, this XKCD will apply to you: https://xkcd.com/1105/ https://xkcd.com/1105/ So, to answer your question, yes.
openfuture 4y ago
Don't you get it.. the dangerous political group is just normal people.. Haven't you been to an airport? or survived this covid period? The fear is proportional to the advantage. If there's a 1000$ behind a door that costs 500$ to open then you open it no? Then the people who own everything must raise the price of opening the door or they'll have mutiny on their hands. We've seen the price steadily go up and it's not a coincidence.