A Vast Web of Data Thugs

A Vast Web of Vengeance

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/technology/change-my-google-results.html

Ms. Atlas's face may well become the poster photo of the campaign to get rid of CDA Section 230, as a prime promoter of unfettered harvesting and merchandising of personal information.

Her denials of responsibility for the exploitive postings are pretty much identical to those of the commercial, political and legal beneficiaries of Section 230.

Some 230 winners have become immensely wealthy by siphoning and selling personal data in many cases by offering free services lipsticked with ineffective and misleading privacy policies.

Ms. Atlas likely recognizes her real estate marketing skills are perfect for Section 230 abuse of the unwary wandering of the vast internet landscape which has turned into a global marketplace for hoodwinking digital property seekers bedazzled by promises of trustworthiness and laterst iterations of cybersecurity, privacy protection and amply-promoted brand names.

Banditry comes to mind, the version where an innocent looking front person softens a victim with beguiling flattery, preparing the way for the thugs waiting in the bush to assault. No need to name the thugs of the internet, just note which free sites most of us use addictively taking for granted the lack of payment is a wonderful gift. Not saying this comments section does that.

Ms. Atlas, may the gods of avarice protect you, hail Jesse James, Robin Hood(!), Tech Giants, Bilderberg, Davos, NGOs tax write-offs, influencers, smart cities and phones and irresistable IOT spy devices.