blobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agoAs NSA buys up Americans' browser records, Uncle Sam is asked to simply knock it offgo.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-linkAs NSA buys up Americans' browser records, Uncle Sam is asked to simply knock it offgo.theregister.comblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.net to technology@hexbear.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-squareЭшли КарамельlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoyea ik it’s not right, I never said it was. but they still have to comply with law whether they want to or not if their home country.
minus-squareGaveUp [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·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
minus-squareblobjim [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 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.
yea ik it’s not right, I never said it was. but they still have to comply with law whether they want to or not if their home country.
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
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.
that’s a fair point.