Privacy

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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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"I don't care that Facebook tracks me" (youtu.be)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What's your take on his points? I wholeheartedly disagree with him but I don't know how to properly voice why. I wanna hear what you guys have to say.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Even the positive result in your first point I am skeptical of. Advertisements have a huge selection bias on what they show you. Even if it's the topic you want, I'd be concerned about correctness, reasonability, viability. The highest bidder shows me ads, does that mean it's the most expensive option? Most wasteful? Most manipulative into other spending or into vendor or thinking lock-in?