I mean they don't need sensitive data, they already know which house is religious, because the people signed up for it. So by default every other home gets added. That is all very puplic information.
It says in the article they employed a commercial data set that is not composed of widely available public data in creating this app. Also, it lists a lot more information about people than whether or not they are christians.
I might need to get a door decoration that tells them to leave me alone. Then I won't feel bad about telling them to leave. I gave them a chance.
I have a backlogged project sketched to use computer vision AI and a doorbell cam to recognize (Most of the time, they wear identifiable name tags, but I know it won't be a perfect system) when religious door knockers are at my door.
Then proceed into a rant about how organized religions are a cult and that if they want my help to leave the cult I'd be happy too, but if not they are officially being charged a "personal land space" rental fee of $25/Minute lol
This is basically the same as the voting rolls that democrats and republicans use for canvassing. The amount of information they have and have had for years predating the internet, is immense.
I feel like I need the hero protecting the little person meme. The arrows are roving bands of proselytizers, and the hero is my little "no soliciting" sign
Why did you decide to change the title and then stop halfway through?
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