Monetizing Privacy

The NSA does it for security in a world where the power of security is coin of the realm.  "Dem dat has de gold rules!"  Security is money that buys control.  Not defense but offense as a weapon to gain/maintain power projection.  The nature of the weapon called information is knowing what the opponent does not want known.  Private information.

NSA does not do it for the money.  If they did then they would be the biggest, richest crook in the world not the Banksters.

Monetizing privacy is the new gold rush.  Privacy is laying on the ground, free for the taking and worth a lot when it is taken.  When cost of obtaining goods is free and mark-up is high there is a ton of money to be made.  Something valuable for nothing is always a good deal.  The best price is free. 

Except for government agencies everybody else is in the privacy harvesting business for the money.  Legal or otherwise.  It is all about the money.

"Monetizing privacy"  Google the term in quotes.  I did it for you and the results are here.
Read all about it. 

Making money by taking privacy for nothing and selling it.  That is where the money is.

This is how it is done.

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