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Data broker was used by shooter in Minnesota to get information about victims (bsky.app)

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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered.

Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again.

Their inaction is deadly.

By Evan Greer

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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

This is why the "nothing to hide nothing to fear" line is bullshit. You can be a model citizen and there will still be people actively trying to use your data to harm you.

Would you leave your door unlocked just because you're not hiding illegal activity in your house?

this post was submitted on 17 Jun 2025

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