[bilbo0s]

Even if that's true, the mitigation is not to sell it.

Even better, forbid its collection.

This is all theater. The answers are obvious and easy to legislate. Simply forbid the practice of collecting the data in the first place. But they won't. The fact is they want these companies to collect and aggregate our data. But recently privacy advocates have been asking for a ban on that practice. So the corrupt politicians are trying to distract the general populace with privacy theater in a desperate and pathetic attempt to alter the public gaze.

Enter this "no-action" on the NSA.

[spacephysics]

But I think there’s additional layers at play here.

Its less of the logistics of outlawing it, it seems this is more akin to “sunlight is the best disinfectant”

I wouldn’t be surprised if this senator doesn’t have the backing or the political capital to pull this off successfully (just submitting legislature vs withholding appointment)

I think anything that can be exposed to more mainstream viewers has a higher likelihood of getting “better” sooner. (“Better” being highly relative)