[desertfreedom765]

Legislation will do the job quite nicely. But first the public has to be educated. This thread will perhaps wake up a few more people. Collecting data without permission should be both a civil and criminal penalty and hopefully someday it will be a crime. Databrokers should be heavily regulated. Why do you think Google and Silicon Valley are so interested in this election. They know what the stakes are. You're obviously in a position that benefits greatly by the current situation.

[discostu]

HAHAHAHA Oh man you’re hilarious. Legislation won’t do crap. They’ll just figure out how to get the data in a way that finds the loopholes. Just like the data that caused this thread. HIPAA says they can’t have people’s medical info, so they get it anonymized. No violation of HIPAA, and they get the info they want.

Remember all the info being collected is, at least on some level, necessary. When Target hooks stuff up to your credit card number they needed that credit card info (which you gave them) to get their money. And they also need your purchase history in case of returns. And your credit card company ADVERTISES how well they track your information as part of their fraud protection program.

Nope. I just have open eyes and have bothered to actually understand the situation. Something you clearly don’t want to do.