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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/07/2026

Data brokers spy on us for the same reason your dog licks its balls: because they can, and we don't stop them: pluralistic.net/2026/03/10/i... Getting rid of data brokers wouldn't solve *all* our problems, but it sure would go a long way to solving *many* of them. 4/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/07/2026

Rather than legally requiring platforms to spy on kids (to exclude them from being targeted by platforms' algorithms), we could prohibit platforms from spying on *anyone*, including kids, meaning kids couldn't be identified (much less targeted) by algorithms: pluralistic.net/2026/06/23/d... 5/

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Pluralistic: Spying on kids to save kids from spying is very, very stupid (23 Jun 2026) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 23/07/2026

Data brokers produce mountains of raw material used in every form of scam and torture. It's data brokers who power gig economy "algorithmic wage discrimination" system, where nurses and others get lower pay based on how much credit card debt they're carrying: pluralistic.net/2024/12/18/l... 6/

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Pluralistic: Nurses whose shitty boss is a shitty app (17 Dec 2024) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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Michelle.cat @michelle-cat.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I’m sure you are talking about Chat Control and DSA Bluesky users seem oblivious to that but it’s all over European news, EU, Australia all have or planning bans, it’s a mess

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Ville Lindholm @lindholm.dev · 23/07/2026

Matthew B. Crawford's "The World Beyond Your Head" briefly touches upon an alternative solution: the right to not be addressed, i.e. information should not be pushed at me. Instead of restricting the *supply* of spying, that restricts its *demand*. Hard to implement but I'm tickled by the thought!

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