Researchers find sensitive personal data of US military personnel is for sale online | CNN Politics
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Sensitive personal information like the apparent home addresses and health conditions of thousands of active-duty US military personnel can be bought cheaply online from so-called data brokers, according to a study published Monday by Duke University researchers.
    • girlfreddy
      153·
      11 months ago

      Congress is currently built on the idea that capitalism is ALWAYS right, no matter the cost in privacy breaches.

  • sic_semper_tyrannis@feddit.chEnglish
    10·
    11 months ago

    They don’t need to come up with rules to stop data brokers, they need to come up with rules to block the collection of data in general so it can’t get to data brokers or anyone else. Also a great framework to adapt already exists in the EU, so stop stalling. But who am I kidding, the US government doesn’t really care.