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What is spying? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by sag to c/linuxmemes
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Sorry to post my shitty neofetch to this community

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Literally 1984.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Except that instead of an authoritarian government using it to totally control the learned populace, they are showing you ads.

We've still got a way to go before 1984. If it did happen, you wouldn't be able to discuss it.

[–] AustralianSimon 4 points 1 year ago

To be fair, Google does release data to governments so I guess it's both.

[–] voluble 1 points 1 year ago

We've always been at war with Eastasia.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Used to be a joke, now its a journey.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Literally 1984

[–] Resol 1 points 1 year ago

Dystopia has taken over.