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12. How much influence does Google, Microsoft, Apple, etc have over the World's nations?

Sun Jun 9, 2013, 08:16 AM

Jun 2013

Imagine the laws they'll push for based on their collected data.

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When John Q Public worries about the government violating their privacy, they [View all] mfcorey1 Jun 2013 OP

If you're on the Internet you are already being data-mined to death BeyondGeography Jun 2013 #1

You make a great point graham4anything Jun 2013 #2

How does voluntarily releasing information equate to the non consent Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #5

Many times information about an individual released on the internet mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #6

Your point is ... GeorgeGist Jun 2013 #9

How many soldiers, police officers and IRS agents... meaculpa2011 Jun 2013 #10

You'd be surprised. mfcorey1 Jun 2013 #11