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lostnfound

(16,185 posts)
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 08:33 AM Apr 2017

What's Cambridge Analytica going to do with your browser history?

The speed with which the law to sell our privacy down the road passed, with little debate and very few Republicans dissenting, surprised me a tiny bit. I would have thought there'd be a few Republicans concerned about backlash from their own peculiar base.

Seeing the article about Rebekah Mercer and Cambridge Analytica and Steve Bannon reminded me of just how powerful that nexus is in this administration. Their little database of 220 million Americans will be so much more useful after they add in browser history. At least it's helpful to try it out as a concept, and what a way to make their big data that much more valuable. Maybe the Russians could help pay for it.

So Brannon is off the NSC and onto health care. How handy. There's a lot of medical history embedded in that browser history too, by the way.

If you want to implement a fascist police state, it's a great place to start. Compile files on everyone.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028898786

Rebekah Mercer

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What's Cambridge Analytica going to do with your browser history? (Original Post) lostnfound Apr 2017 OP
Rebekah Mercer looks like a crazed throwback psychic. democratisphere Apr 2017 #1
Hideous republians & russians against America Achilleaze Apr 2017 #2
Washington state legislature has introduced law Generic Other Apr 2017 #3

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
3. Washington state legislature has introduced law
Thu Apr 6, 2017, 09:02 AM
Apr 2017

to force internet browsers to get consumers' permission to collect such info. Guess the states have to be more proactive against this shit.

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