LastWeekTonight
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25:10 · 9.7M views · Apr 11, 2022
John Oliver's Last Week Tonight segment explains how data brokers collect and sell personal information, including a stunt in which his team bought data to identify members of Congress.
HN recommends it as an accessible overview of the data broker industry in privacy discussions.
10 comments from Hacker News
Removing from google doesn't go far enough, the big culprit is the data broker. Displaying your age, is the biggest worry, among your friends circle. John oliver recently made a late night show on data brokers, threatening the congress members, must watch for anyone. this video
To get an overview of these (toxic IMHO) companies, I strongly recommend this episode of Last Week Tonight: this video
You may not be aware of the full extent of the problem. It's not just the "time wasting" of the old days, just ~15 years ago. Try these documentaries: - "The Social Dilemma" on Netflix - "The United States of Secrets" on PBS. - John Oliver on Data Brokers, this video There are others I can't remember off the top of my head. You may feel differently when you find out about companies profiting off the current (as in right now) whereabouts of your child.
Care to share some details? When it comes to privacy invasion the EU has been a champion in curbing massively intrusive corporate practices for years now. Some of it is awful yes, but other high visibility projects have been amazing. I'm glad to be European when I look at the insanity that is the American tracking and personal data brokers industry. I recommend a recent John Oliver on this: this video
John Oliver may be relevant to your interests: this video >> "I am sorry to disappoint you; we are not going to do that." >> "Why would we? When we have already done it."