Thug departments are buying personal data that crackers steal from web sites. This is data that they would normally have to get a warrant to collect.

The result is to undermine everyone's protection against unjustified government snooping.

US thugs don't have to pay for military equipment and arms, but the manufacturers make a lot of money from selling them.

Hospitals can't fix broken ventilators (and other medical equipment) because it has proprietary software to implement internal DRM.

It is easy for fast talkers to get rich now. They get a government contract to sell masks at a high price, then buy them on the open market.

The personal data that WhatsApp collects is also available to Facebook.