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Department of Education Sued Following Markup Investigation Into FAFSA Data Shared with Facebook. (themarkup.org)

submitted 4 months ago by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 months ago (7 children)

This is unconscionable. What even could have been the motivation for the government to do this?

[–] Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I feel like our state Registry of Motor Vehicles sell our data too.

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

nowadays it seems they don't need to, the cars do that well enough on their own. I saw an article the other day about some models with the entertainment center setup that phone home and insurance companies about your driving styles. Scary when you think about whats tracked on you

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