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LWD@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 day ago

Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

www.wired.com

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Minnesota Shooting Suspect Allegedly Used Data Broker Sites to Find Targets’ Addresses

www.wired.com

LWD@lemm.ee to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 day ago
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The Minnesota shooter allegedly researched several “people search” sites in an attempt to target his victims, highlighting the potential dangers of widely available personal data.
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    The one positive from that outcome is that it’ll be very complicated to sort them out, and at the very least, I’m all for making data broker’s jobs harder

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      Just an excuse to fail on politicians they don’t like

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