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Why Is The FTC Allowing The Harvesting Of Kids Data?

August 16, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Sacrosanct Data, Information Security, Data Theft, Data Industrial Complex, Governmental Corruption

via David Uberti, writing at Vice News, comes word of the harvesting of children's personal data, of which, the FTC is perfectly fine with... Something's terribly wrong with this scenario.

'“Over the last 20 years or so, regardless of what party was in power, the FTC has been afraid, been risk-averse, been weak-kneed — choose your metaphor — to the powers of the big digital companies,” said Jeff Chester, executive director for the Center for Digital Democracy, who was involved in the talks.' - via David Uberti, writing at Vice News

August 16, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Sacrosanct Data, Information Security, Data Theft, Data Industrial Complex, Governmental Corruption

The Data Industrial Complex

October 26, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Data Industrial Complex, Truth

Enough is Enough, my friends... Interestingly, Apple Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook apparently agrees. And, whilst speaking at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (ICDPPC), Mr. Cook - in his usual exacting manner, elucidates both the truth and evil of the modern day Data-Industrial Complex that trades in your data. Today's Must Watch video. Hat Tip to Jon Brodkin, writing at ArsTechnica.

October 26, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Data Industrial Complex, Truth