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Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Is he really saying it'd be better if they got more money?
I read the article. I still don't get the argument.
He's sounds disappointed they got paid so little.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

By the time one becomes a senator, they are experts at fleecing money. He is disappointed because he knows all the lost revenue he could have had if he only had known about the data beforehand.