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Democratic Primaries

LanternWaste

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9. I like to think I'm up-to-date on macro-concerns...

Reply to redqueen (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 15, 2019, 01:18 PM

Nov 2019

but this extent of data-mining and surveillance by the corporations was a bit of a shocker to me as well.

I knew the thumbnail sketch of it, but after reading Zuboff's book, I can get why a lot of people are in the dark as to the full extent of not only what they collect, but how they use that data in a dynamic, but subtly intrusive manner.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Presidential hopeful Andrew Yang wants your data to be your property [View all] redqueen Nov 2019 OP

I agree with this. It's so simple so logical defacto7 Nov 2019 #1

Also, too good to be true for him to make happen. He'd be setting himself up for huge ancianita Nov 2019 #2

I agree. defacto7 Nov 2019 #4

That's the same argument used against so many ideas... redqueen Nov 2019 #6

I've myself have never made this point. It's just part of a larger argument I could make but won't. ancianita Nov 2019 #8

I recently came across a term that startled me in its stark accuracy. 'Surveillance Capitalism' LanternWaste Nov 2019 #3

Yep - it needs to be addressed and most lawmakers are way behind the curve redqueen Nov 2019 #7

I like to think I'm up-to-date on macro-concerns... LanternWaste Nov 2019 #9

This is a winning issue that Yang is uniquely qualified to address Politicub Nov 2019 #5