A surprise disclosure of a national security threat by the House Intelligence chair was part of an effort to block legislation that aimed to limit cops and spies from buying Americans' private data.
But you realize that these same companies selling this data is literally selling it to everyone? What you- and everyone else is arguing- is that the government agencies should get a warrant to buy TP so their employees can wipe their asses.
No. Seriously. This is a product that is for sale to the general public. Given enough funds to do so, I could go buy it. You could go buy it. anyone could go buy it. (exactly like how any one can go buy TP.).
The problem isn’t going to go away, just because one entity can’t get it through normal channels. Those warrants are not going to be too difficult to get. The problem is that the data exists to be sold in the first place.
You’re not wrong, exactly.
But you realize that these same companies selling this data is literally selling it to everyone? What you- and everyone else is arguing- is that the government agencies should get a warrant to buy TP so their employees can wipe their asses.
No. Seriously. This is a product that is for sale to the general public. Given enough funds to do so, I could go buy it. You could go buy it. anyone could go buy it. (exactly like how any one can go buy TP.).
The problem isn’t going to go away, just because one entity can’t get it through normal channels. Those warrants are not going to be too difficult to get. The problem is that the data exists to be sold in the first place.
You’re right. But unfettered, unregulated capitalism rules every facet of our lives rn.