For the ARC, these federal contracts have been lucrative. According to government spending records, the company has received at least $600,000 from federal contracts so far in 2025, and about $700,000 last year.
I don't know why I was expecting more. US citizens should probably start unmasking who the people making decisions behind these companies are, who would sell out this kind of data on others--all for such an inconsequential amount of money.
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WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
I don't know why I was expecting more. US citizens should probably start unmasking who the people making decisions behind these companies are, who would sell out this kind of data on others--all for such an inconsequential amount of money.
altphoto@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 1y
Reason #275.6 for never traveling via airplane.
yoshman@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
It's why I only travel by FOSS-based rowboats.
grue@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Nah, not a rowboat; go for a sailboat.
Also, regarding the FOSS part: https://opencpn.org/
(You're trying to shitpost, but I've actually been considering the issue seriously, LOL.)
Ledericas@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
the airlines have been hit hard by covid, and trumps tariffs, they need the money.