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Re: sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and then as part of the contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from, according to i
by chiefalchemist 1y ago
Re: sold access to them to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and then as part of the contract told CBP to not reveal where the data came from, according to internal CBP documents obtained by 404 Media.
Irrelevant and pointless. If CBP had such data where else could it come from?
Uncle Sam, who could legislate privacy protections, loves the fact there is so little protection. No need for legal channels and approvals when the data can be purchased directly or indirectly.
- fluidcruft 1y agoIt could come from surveillance but yes indeed it's easier for all involved to take the capitalist route and pay someone for an integrated and curated dataset.
- chiefalchemist 1y agoSelling private data isn’t capitalism. It’s totalitarian, via financial transaction.