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rectang
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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part II
The data brokers have accumulated towering piles of toxic data, creating a situation where spillage — and the resulting terrible harm to the innocent — becomes statistically inevitable.
phkahler
on Aug 27, 2020
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Some people consider such piles of data a liability.
Ruthalas
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Probably including your parent comment, given that they described them as piles of toxic waste.
rectang
on Aug 28, 2020
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"Data is a toxic asset."
— Bruce Schneier
It is an asset, not waste.
three_seagrass
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Not to the people who view it as an asset.
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