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  1. madaxe_again · · focus · HN ↗
    Is it just me that has a constant dribble of other people's private data coming to me from government agencies?

    This year, I've had the UK variously send me someone else's court summons, someone else's tax documentation (not address error - just inadvertently included as attatchments on emails to me).

    I've had portugal disclose property taxation information on any subject to me, through a simple enumeration hole.

    And last week I had brazil's ministry of agriculture send me details on other peoples' livestock shipments.

    Our information environment is unbelievably porous. There would be no secrets from an unshackled AI.

    1. lazyasciiart · · focus · HN ↗
      > I've had portugal disclose property taxation information on any subject to me, through a simple enumeration hole.

      I suspect very few people have had this experience, yes.

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