They don't need the data brokers. You can just call up the tax office on the phone and ask for someones address or person number. You get it, no questions asked

They don't need the data brokers. You can just call up the tax office on the phone and ask for someones address or person number. You get it, no questions asked. The article is very confused about this. There are two separate issues: 1. the principle of free information ("freedom of information" in the US is super weak compared do Swedens much older laws) 2. Doing stuff with this data on a large scale and in bulk. This is where data brokers come in. This is also not needed for the gangs.