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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Can you buy your own data tosee what they have on you? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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] 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Move to the EU :)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

I mean, if they use your feedback to fine-tune the Algorithm like most social media do, don't expect to get that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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