White House scraps plan to block data brokers from selling Americans' sensitive data
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/14/white-house-scraps-plan-to-block-data-brokers-from-selling-americans-sensitive-data/
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DoctorWhookah@sh.itjust.works · 31 pts · 1y
I winder of money was involved in this decision?
atzanteol@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1y
Somebody gave Trump a happy meal to scrap it.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
Yeah, dude said so:
AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works · 16 pts · 1y
This is probably partly what DOGE was for, gathering all the data and selling it, and now US citizens will be scammed to high hell.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y
I don’t get it. If they’re already extracting value from my existence why the FUCK do I still have to work
capt_wolf@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
Because your very existence is only worth pennies to them.
werewolfborg@ttrpg.network · 12 pts · 1y
Of course. They want to suck in some of that cash too under the table. Why expect anything more by a government ran by known scammers.
ansiz@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1y
At this point what data is even left to sell that hasn't already been sold? All my info is out on the dark web already.
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Well, if you put it that way, sell away then.
/s
JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Well I mean yeah. What tf is Elon gonna do with all the data he scraped under doge if the restrictions were still in place?
/s for the dumbfucks looking for a fight