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Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 3 months ago by minnix@lemux.minnix.dev to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 33 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think it's really sad how people lose the plot and go and go on murderous rampages against ethnic/sexual/random/political minorities when insurers are sitting right there the whole time.

[–] RedNight@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've always somewhat disliked single issue voters, only to become one and would vote for pro-privacy candidates... If any existed.

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 11 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You don't have a pirate party in your country? Maybe you can start a local chapter

[–] RedNight@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Do I need an eye patch?

[–] HurlingDurling@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

We need this in the US

[–] lonerangers1@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I like this idea. 7 seas PAC, endorsed by anonymous,

"We want you to download cars!!!!" as a slogan

[–] delirious_owl@discuss.online 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Pirate party is a legitimate party in many countries. Its not a joke. They fight for human rights and data protection laws.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/
https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer

[–] lonerangers1@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thank you for further context. I would love to see this spread. Privacy in the US is like smoking in the 50's, we all know, but no one cares because the cancer hasn't metastasized yet.