Don't start thinking you have some right to privacy

If Data Brokers Were Honest #shorts #youtubeshorts #comedy #funny #data #privacy #parody

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00:00Don't start thinking you have some right to privacy or whatever, either.

00:04Privacy is an outdated concept.

00:08The regulatory landscape of what data brokers like myself can and can't do is fragmented

00:13at best, with sparse state laws and zero comprehensive federal ones.

00:18Oh sure, you have a right under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to request your data and even

00:23opt out of data collection by data brokers like myself.

00:28Good luck doing all that on your own.

00:30We've buried all the information on how deep in the Horticle website.

00:35But if you want to try, go ahead.

00:38Scroll through 97 pages of legalese, fill out five different forms, and fax a copy of

00:44your birth certificate.

00:46We'll get back to you in 8-12 months, maybe.

00:49Then you can do the exact same thing again for the next data broker website.

00:55Because just like doing laundry, there's always more.

00:58And don't forget, while you're waiting, we'll be busy making a tidy profit off of letting

01:03everyone know you've been divorced three times this year.