evacide17h ago
No really, I am not kidding when I say that the data broker industry must be destroyed: https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5752369/ice-surveillance-data-brokers-congress-anthropic
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ohohh i still remember how big an issue it was when Germanys administration bought data about tax evaders…

https://www1.wdr.de/archiv/jahresrueckblick/steuercd342.html

(but even here i am pretty sure this level of protection is reserved for tax evaders - if they do it to identify trans people, people with mental illness etc there will be nobody to complain… yes that kind of society we have become)

ok not directly data brokers but a case where the state acts similarly buying data they otherwise are not allowed to aquire

Schweizer Banken im Visier | NRW kauft neue Bankdaten-CD

NRW hat nach WDR-Informationen erneut eine CD mit Kundendaten einer Schweizer Bank gekauft, um deutsche Steuerhinterzieher zu überführen. Im NRW-Finanzministerium wollte man sich zunächst nicht zu dem Fall äußern.

Mar 25 at 5:26pmWeb