alt Hacker NewsExcited to see this! Because completing the CCPA "delete my data" process for 300+ data brokers just isn't feasible.
Though I wonder what the second order effects of this might be. Imagine a service that vets tenants for landlords. If I've had all my data deleted, might I start failing background checks because the sketchy data brokers have no records of me? I fear a future where the complete absence of my data leads to bad side effects.
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arpinum • today at 1:02 AM
Not all data brokers are sketchy, some are very good. Data brokers help assess who is creditworthy and lowers rates for more trustworthy people, and allow the creation of more specialty lending products.
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It's the same as credit checks, I know people who no credit (because they don't own a credit card) get denied housing for rent.