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> were both talking about it as though it already existed by the 1970s. Electronic data brokers started in the 1950s. The early decades were less insidious but
by kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
> were both talking about it as though it already existed by the 1970s.
Electronic data brokers started in the 1950s. The early decades were less insidious but the box was opened. Invasive government electronic surveillance started before Google was founded.
- ratelimitsteve 1y agoI mean, if we want to go back far enough I believe the saying is "Never ask a woman her age, a man his salary, or International Business Machines what they were doing in the 1930s in Upper Bavaria"