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I saw an article awhile ago that the police just straight up bought ad-network data about someone they were prosecuting without needing a warrant. Is there anyway to know what info ad networks have on me out there?

I know there are databrokers you can query to see what they have kn you, but those are all public records from I could find so far

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Sure but who do you make the subject access request to ? Facebook Google Microsoft Amazon etc individually ?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Yes exactly. It is really cumbersome as you can't be sure who has your data an who not.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Pretty much. I have seen a few services pop up recently that will do this for you, but that costs money, and is of course including a third party. This is why prevention is largely better than cure.