• @IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is all in reference to the government.

    Ask a person if they care about privacy from the government, you’ll get most yes. Ask them if they care Google sells anonomized data about what they are searching for, and most won’t give 2 fucks.

    For most people they would be happy with strong protections from the government buying private data if they actually were presented the argument in a way they understood.

    And that’s why nobody listens to privacy advocates, this type of shit.

    • I Cast Fist
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      I think the only way to get privacy into the thick skulls of those that don’t care is reminding them that one of the criminals can legally buy all that data in order to attempt scams or crimes against them. A very common scam in Brazil is the “cousin, my car broke and my phone died out, I need to pay the mechanic, can you do it for me?”

      The other common buyer are robocallers.