• @maxprime@lemmy.ml
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    805 months ago

    Not a single friend or family member gives two shits about privacy. When I tell them about what companies know about them and what they do with that information, it’s kind of like a vegan telling a meat eater where their meat comes from. Like “wow that sounds bad but I’m not willing to make any changes”. The only difference is that instead of animals being a product, this time they are the product.

        • Zorque
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          75 months ago

          I just do that so the cat doesn’t stare awkwardly at me while I poo.

          When he doesn’t try and take a look in the bowl during the action, at least.

            • @papabobolious@feddit.nu
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              65 months ago

              Wait for the new smell sensors, just a brief sniff of your turd and they can feed you ads for doctors you didn’t know you needed, yet

    • Atelopus-zeteki
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      175 months ago

      same. Someone I know, this morning, said “oh I just got on threads”, and “everyone is there”, and worse “the only reason I know about it is because you told me.” The thing is, 1. Threads is a Meta project, 2. I told them about it in the context of this huge discussion on the fediverse about defedding from corporate social media, in which the VAST MAJORITY agree that federating with corp social media is bad plan. sigh.

      • @LWD@lemm.ee
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        115 months ago

        Threads is unfortunate proof that people aren’t looking for a better solution outside of finding a different leader. Jack Dorsey is The Good One, Elon Musk is The Bad One.

        For many of the same people, several years ago, Elon Musk was also The Good One.

      • @N0x0n@lemmy.ml
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        5 months ago

        Feels bad… The timespan concentration of a gold fish.

        “You know there is thread wich bla bla, fediverse, bla bla, priVEUsi, blah blah…”

    • @TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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      45 months ago

      The effective way to combat this is to pull their information from data brokers and tell them everything you know. Then they feel violated, as they should.

      They’ll blame you and never put two and two together though.

    • guyrocket
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      15 months ago

      Until and unless there is real and tangible detrimental effect in their lives they will probably never ever give a shit about privacy.

      And what is there to point out as such?

  • zeekaran
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    5 months ago

    How do they collect any data? Beyond the locations the car drives to.

    From the article:

    from your medical information, your genetic information, to your “sex life”

    But how? I can’t fathom it.