It seems reminiscent of the Prohibition Era. The Federal Trade Commission is raiding the virtual coffers of suspected outlaw data traffickers, looking for licensing violations and assessing fines or enforcing settlements. During Prohibition there was a way out for luckless bar owners; locate to a state with liberal licensing laws and make friends with the Feds.
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