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by heavyset_go 2156 days ago
Data might be bought and sold in aggregate when it comes to advertisers, but the data itself is rarely anonymized. There is ample evidence of, and case law that points to, governments using personal data and technology to spy, gather evidence, entrap, blackmail, etc.

Also, "don't worry, your personal data is being mined among millions of others' data to destabilize your society" isn't exactly comforting, either.