• @[email protected]
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        51 year ago

        I think there’s some nuance there too. I’m not keen on the idea of my facebook messages, or google chats, or private emails, things like that going into other peoples hands (regardless of how much I can do to stop it), but purely ad-based stuff doesn’t bother me. I’m gonna be seeing ads for something, and whether or not they’re things google or amazon think I might want doesn’t really change the equation for me.

        However, I do hold it to be true people should be in control of that if they want to. I feel like the choice is important.

    • @[email protected]
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      -101 year ago

      Then sell all your shit and live without any device connected to the internet. If you believe a trillion dollar company can’t track what you like then I’ve got bad news for you.

      Oh wait, even if you sell your shit, they just need to know who your friends are and they can create a profile of you… Woops! 🤷

      What’s funny is that you’re trusting a bunch of random Lemmy hosts right now, but not companies that can be identified and that you can tell which laws apply to them.

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          1 year ago

          Individuals can’t be corrupted in exchange for money, good to know 👍

          I’m sure they would also protect your data with their life if authorities came knocking.

            • @[email protected]
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              -41 year ago

              I just think the privacy crowd is mostly wackos that believe in the privacy fairy, that’s all 🤷 Taking tons of measures to not have their data seen by others but still participating in public forums… If your privacy is so important then stay offline.

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                21 year ago

                You mistake (best case scenario) a desire for privacy with perfect anonymity. It is perfectly sane to wish to engage in public discourse without being milked by ad companies. The fact that most platforms make this stupidly difficult is no reason to dismiss everything we say as nonsense. Do get a grip, please.