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Big Tech companies are finally getting the names we thought dystopian megacorps would have (sopuli.xyz)
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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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[–] Gutless2615@ttrpg.network 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You want a trip down “is this a cyberpunk dystopia company” name, go check out the data brokers on the data broker registries in Vermont and California.

[–] grilled_cheese_eater@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Acxiom, Experian, TransUnion, Oracle Data Cloud, CoreLogic, Axle, Equifax, Foursquare Labs, Inc., OnAudience, Nielsen, ... ... ... ...

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

California itself has about 517