@hpod16 just watched that one earlier today. Really good episode. I love John Oliver.

And yeah, Twitter seems pretty bad (although tbh I've got inclinations against pretty much any form of social media, be it racist or not).

@r_alb haven't used this one yet, but I've recently been doing some research into the more direct ways data brokerage is being used, so here's a potential option that might be a bit more visceral to folks who see this all as very theoretical:

> Would you be willing to share your financial statements with Amazon before they decide what price to offer for a product? (Instacart is currently doing this)

> What about sharing those statements with a potential employer before you both decide on your salary, that way he can low-ball you based on how badly you need to take the job? (Uber is doing this, as are all the gig work nursing apps, except it's happening for *each shift* since there is no fixed wage on these apps)

This is (one of *many*) of the end results of privacy invasions allowing the data industry to thrive unregulated. It's being used to make very real and consequential decisions that effect you personally. And that's not to mention what would happen if an individual were able to find this data leaked somehow on the dark web.

@catsalad "i am da darkness"

@kims A lot of the files really include just dumb crap. Automatic notification emails from Twitter. Cory Doctorow's name shows up 3 times or so in the files simply cuz he was in a digest a few times.