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:Yeah, I don't know why that happens, but I went ahead and added a new space in there. I wasn't aware that the first paragraph couldn't be edited. Not sure if that's a bug or not, but thanks for letting me know! [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 02:18, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

::Pretty sure it is a bug, as discussed [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Bugs#How do you edit beginning of an article with StubNotice?|here]]. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 14:09, 2 October 2025 (UTC)

== Consumer data being used by military & govt agencies ==

Companies and incidents in which your personal data that's been collected aids in blatant violations of human rights by government institutions in the US and abroad. Some of these are articles I've already started, and some are articles I intend to create. In summation, I've learned that Snowden's PRISM reveal was only child's play. Artificial intelligence brings a new layer to surveillance (and how the surveilled data is used) to a new level.

- '''[[SafeGraph]]''', a data broker, sells consumer data to the US Air Force "to provide data about the affiliation of, and activity around, physical locations across the globe." And in their own words, "to prevent collateral damage." Wired, ''The Data Broker That Targeted Abortion Clinics Landed a US Military Contract.'' https://www.wired.com/story/safegraph-us-air-force-location-data/ The company appears to admit to providing data collected (i.e. ''stolen'') from Chinese infrastructure and citizens. They also (allegedly) lied about selling data to law enforcement agencies.

- '''[[X-Mode Social]]''' puts spyware into various apps then sells it. They do contracts with military and DoD. Most notably they added spyware into Muslim apps, which it can then be speculated that the military/DoD used this data as a form of "counterterrorism." Vice, ''How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps'' [https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x/? https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x/?]. This sort of data collection has been used in drone strikes and other military operations on the Middle East.

- '''[[Clearview AI]]''' is a facial recognition software who's founder, Tan-That, appears to have not even the slightest ethical compass. They sell to whoever is accepting, and only after an ACLU lawsuit did they stop selling to private companies, instead selling to governments and law enforcement agencies - even governments with notable violations of civil rights. But, in their words (paraphrasing) they will never sell to China, Russia, or North Korea - all is forgiven. (See: Clearview AI used by law enforcement to crackdown on George Floyd protestors.)

I may aggregate some of this info (particularly of data brokers) for a master article of sorts such as "List of data brokers who sell to military and government agencies." [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 16:31, 4 October 2025 (UTC)

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 :Yeah, I don't know why that happens, but I went ahead and added a new space in there. I wasn't aware that the first paragraph couldn't be edited. Not sure if that's a bug or not, but thanks for letting me know! [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 02:18, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
 ::Pretty sure it is a bug, as discussed [[Consumer Rights Wiki:Bugs#How do you edit beginning of an article with StubNotice?|here]]. [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 14:09, 2 October 2025 (UTC)
+== Consumer data being used by military & govt agencies ==
+Companies and incidents in which your personal data that's been collected aids in blatant violations of human rights by government institutions in the US and abroad. Some of these are articles I've already started, and some are articles I intend to create. In summation, I've learned that Snowden's PRISM reveal was only child's play. Artificial intelligence brings a new layer to surveillance (and how the surveilled data is used) to a new level.
+- '''[[SafeGraph]]''', a data broker, sells consumer data to the US Air Force "to provide data about the affiliation of, and activity around, physical locations across the globe." And in their own words, "to prevent collateral damage." Wired, ''The Data Broker That Targeted Abortion Clinics Landed a US Military Contract.'' https://www.wired.com/story/safegraph-us-air-force-location-data/ The company appears to admit to providing data collected (i.e. ''stolen'') from Chinese infrastructure and citizens. They also (allegedly) lied about selling data to law enforcement agencies.
+- '''[[X-Mode Social]]''' puts spyware into various apps then sells it. They do contracts with military and DoD. Most notably they added spyware into Muslim apps, which it can then be speculated that the military/DoD used this data as a form of "counterterrorism." Vice, ''How the U.S. Military Buys Location Data from Ordinary Apps'' [https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x/? https://www.vice.com/en/article/us-military-location-data-xmode-locate-x/?]. This sort of data collection has been used in drone strikes and other military operations on the Middle East.
+- '''[[Clearview AI]]''' is a facial recognition software who's founder, Tan-That, appears to have not even the slightest ethical compass. They sell to whoever is accepting, and only after an ACLU lawsuit did they stop selling to private companies, instead selling to governments and law enforcement agencies - even governments with notable violations of civil rights. But, in their words (paraphrasing) they will never sell to China, Russia, or North Korea - all is forgiven. (See: Clearview AI used by law enforcement to crackdown on George Floyd protestors.)
+I may aggregate some of this info (particularly of data brokers) for a master article of sorts such as "List of data brokers who sell to military and government agencies." [[User:Beanie Bo|Beanie Bo]] ([[User talk:Beanie Bo|talk]]) 16:31, 4 October 2025 (UTC)