Monday, October 30, 2023
Government Misuse of Data Rightly Worries Americans
In news from the world of "what took you so long?" it seems that Americans are concerned about how governments and tech companies use the information they gather. Much current discussion is about the potential dangers of the data hoovered up by social media companies, and while people tell pollsters that worries them, they have no faith that regulators will hold private companies to account. Well, of course not; Americans know government is a big part of the problem and that officials are all too eager to misuse private information.
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I'm still trying to figure out how it is unconstitutional for the government to hoover up all the license plates that pass a certain point, but they can legally buy the same data from a private company. If it is unconstitutional for the government to do it, it should be unconstitutional for the government to out source the same task to someone else.
ReplyDeleteAmericans might be concerned. But mostly not enough to turn off their phones when not in use, or to eschew social media, or to even bother with deploying ad and tracker blockers in their web browsers and using a VPN.
ReplyDeleteLove of the circuses leads to justifications such as, "if you have nothing to hide what are you worried about".
Deny the harvesters my data by as many ways as I can.
ReplyDeletePaper and pencil for notes and calculations.
Leaving the phone at home.
It's MY data, not THEIR data.
Give the machine wrong or no data so it fails intelligence testing.
AI can suck it.
Rightly worries most people with half a brain
ReplyDeleteThe legislature creates the paperwork, that hand waves the DMV into existence. The DMV exists only so long as the legislature allows. The DMV kicks back to the *real* government.
ReplyDeleteErgo, the DMV is a private enterprise.
If you're worried about data hoovering, consider feeding the system false data.
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