The article discusses the lack of regulation in the commercial surveillance industry, particularly focusing on data brokers and ad-tech giants like Meta and Google. Testimonies at a recent Consumer Finance Protection Bureau hearing revealed alarming practices in targeted advertising, such as targeting categories like 'seniors with dementia' and even 'depressed teenagers'. The article critiques the industry's unethical practices, suggesting that despite claims of responsibility, major players like Meta and Google are complicit in furthering unregulated surveillance and exploitation of sensitive personal data.
Meta and Google, while claiming to be responsible, are actually masters of unregulated monopoly surveillance, as seen in their targeting capabilities for vulnerable populations.
Data brokers allow advertisers to reach deeply troubling specific demographics, like 'seniors with dementia' or 'depressed teenagers', illustrating the chilling misuse of personal data.
The testimony at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau highlighted just how pervasive and irresponsible the commercial surveillance industry is, with data brokers at the center of it.
Despite their attempts to position themselves as more ethical, companies like Meta and Google continue to exploit commercial surveillance for profit, affecting vulnerable communities.
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