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The U.S. Passes an Internet Privacy Law for Rich Jet Owners
The U.S. yet yet to pass even a basic internet-era privacy law — or regulate data brokers. And while there’s a lot of misdirection and pretense to the contrary, the primary reason is (1…
The end result has been just a parade of dangerous scandals in which dodgy companies hoover up oceans of sensitive user data, then sell access to any nitwit with two nickels to rub together. Given foreign intelligence can easily buy this data, our corruption poses a severe national security threat; but instead of fixing it, Congress likes to distract folks with endless hysteria about a single app: TikTok. The new law passed last week will almost exclusively benefit the nation’s wealthiest flyers and obscure public attempts to hold them accountable for their disproportionate carbon emissions.”
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