blobjim [he/him] to technology • 5 months agoAs NSA buys up Americans' browser records, Uncle Sam is asked to simply knock it offexternal-linkmessage-square16 arrow-up160
arrow-up160external-linkAs NSA buys up Americans' browser records, Uncle Sam is asked to simply knock it offblobjim [he/him] to technology • 5 months agomessage-square16 Comments
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]hexbear11•edit-25 months agoIf they're giving away the data of their users to be allowed to continue operating and profiting in the country, they're selling data You're taking it too literally. Working for a company is also referred to as selling your labor link
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]hexagonhexbear3•5 months agoselling data in the article is referring to actual advertising data transactions on the "marketplace" or whatever. You're expanding it to mean something more nebulous. link
If they're giving away the data of their users to be allowed to continue operating and profiting in the country, they're selling data
You're taking it too literally. Working for a company is also referred to as selling your labor
that's a fair point.
selling data in the article is referring to actual advertising data transactions on the "marketplace" or whatever. You're expanding it to mean something more nebulous.