What does Big (Data) Brother know about me?

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I just checked. Some notes of interest:

1) He thought I was a Republican.

2) The income estimate for our house was wildly off.

3) My household is interested in everything (true).

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  1. Samson Corwell10:25 PM

    I'm one of those people who would like to see laws locking down these data industries. I consider myself to be a civil libertarian, so I'd expect laissez-faire libertarians to object and say that I favor unfree markets. The problem I always had with that line of thought is that it shoves everything into economic policy and laws designed to protect privacy aren't meant to be economic policy in the first place.

    BTW, could you send me your paper "Liberty vs Libertarianism"?

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    1. gcallah2:20 PM

      Sure thing. Send me an email: you can find my address online all over the place.

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