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A significant portion of user data winds up with data brokers, who compile vast amounts of information for marketing or other purposes. Shockingly, governmental bodies, including the Department of Homeland Security, have purchased user data from brokers for investigations, highlighting how widespread data commodification has become.
There’s an alarming connection between user-generated content and AI. As many social platforms incorporate AI-driven features, personal information from user interactions, including data harvested from social media, risks being repurposed without user consent.