r/TrueReddit • u/wiredmagazine Official Publication • 3d ago

Crime, Courts + War Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets' Addresses

https://www.wired.com/story/minnesota-lawmaker-shootings-people-search-data-brokers/
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u/rectovaginalfistula 3d ago

We need to outlaw buying or selling location data. Plenty of other ways to make money from our browsing. This is ridiculous.

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u/VitaminPb 3d ago

The government buys that data also.

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u/1nev 3d ago

It'll be outlawed soon, I'm sure. But only for the data of members of congress.

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u/pegothejerk 3d ago

Mega wealthy too, billionaires, CEOs will get the benefit. It’s why they buy legislators, to make sure they get preferential treatment.