In March, President Trump issued an executive order aiming to eliminate the data silos that keep everything separate. Historically, much of the data collected by the government had been heavily compartmentalized and secured; even for those legally authorized to see sensitive data, requesting access for use by another government agency is typically a painful process that requires justifying what you need, why you need it, and proving that it is used for those purposes only. Not so under Trump.

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[–] 38 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I am horrified and also not surprised. Democracy is dead and we are all going to be on lists and databases soon.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    No way they could do that without breaking some laws.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And that data is going to be sold and traded to every corporation and government on the planet ...

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