Why 🦀 TechPublicPolicy picked: Federal consolidation of our data leads to mistakes, abuses, and a lack of trust in institutions meant to protect us. But we all deserve to live in a world where our data is not combined and weaponized against us. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

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