ID cards lead to govt services being denied to those who are denied ID cards. Yes it's about surveillance and loss of privacy and inability to act anonymously (or pseudonymously), but also, it creates an on/off switch for social participation that one might not trust the govt to wield wisely.
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I'm still counting crows.
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Alphabet's 2024 annual revenue is about $350 billion, so a $24.5 million settlement represents about 37 minutes of revenue. I'm surprised the CEO even knew about it.
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And by farmers here, you mean essentially four companies: Archer Daniels Midland, Bunge Ltd, Cargill Inc, and Louis Dreyfus Company.
(they did about 81% of all u.s. soybean exports in 2023)
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