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  • No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.orgDeutsch
    62·
    8 months ago

    Ok, but it is really fucked up how transparent voting seems to be for you guys in the US:

    How do you know who didn’t vote?

    				We formed a Super PAC and bought the personal voting records of every American citizen from a data broker we found on the internet. It’s pretty fucked up.

    How do you know who’s “blue leaning”?

    				We got your partisan lean from the same data broker who sold us your voting history. You wouldn’t believe how easy it was for us to get this stuff. So fucked up!

    I used to love your card games before you got all political.

    				Your mom used to love you before you got so fucking stupid.
    • BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org
      4·
      8 months ago

      The first and second one just seem wrong somehow. Voting is definitely supposed to be anonymous. Why would (aside from stupidity) would that sheriff recently make the statement about noting who has democrat signs in their yards if they could just find out everyone who voted democrat?

      • Walteracc
        4·
        8 months ago

        Why would (aside from stupidity) would that sheriff recently make the statement about noting who has democrat signs in their yards if they could just find out everyone who voted democrat?

        It was mostly for intimidation. And I don’t think that Sheriff in particular has easy access to these records. Sounds like you need to form a PAC, find the data brokers, and then buy it off them.

        Much cheaper to just intimidate the local population with thug tactics.

      • atx_aquarian@lemmy.world
        1·
        8 months ago

        Whether we voted is not anonymous, but how we voted is anonymous. It’s just that our political leanings are pretty transparent in our personal data.

    • IMongoose@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 months ago

      FYI if you want to see what data they have try to sign up to get paid. Even if you have never voted they may have data on you.