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Why The Left Should Care About Privacy (www.currentaffairs.org)

submitted 3 months ago by HailSeitan@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But increasingly, the data you need to care about not being private isn’t from the govt. airs from those random entities. And their security is godawful.

[–] Zakkull@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Such as?

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

…google, Microsoft, Facebook…need I go on?

In the early 2000s, the issue was primarily the government. Patriot act made sure of that. And yeah, it’s still an issue with regards to the amount and types of data they’re storing and who the government is currently comprised of, but in 2024, the much larger privacy issue is from private data holdings. All those random fuckin apps you have, every cell phone carrier, every goddamn car now. Your data is the product now. And capitalism is the problem.

[–] Zakkull@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Yes you need to go on. You dont just get to name apps and that just point blank proves your point lmfao. What is the data these places have that you didnt willingly give them that needs to be kept private

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

In the privacy community, you’re confused as to how big tech is violating your privacy?

Fuckin Forbes knows it. Establishment democrats know it. But you don’t?

Your cars are spying on you. How is this news?

lol this is literally the next article linked in my feed after I submitted this comment. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/07/30/texas-meta-facebook-biometric-data-settlement/

[–] Zakkull@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And that has nothing to do with the post. What is the information they are collecting that is sooo dangerous? That its akin to my social security and home address being posted to a social forum.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I…responded to your comment.

While i agree with the sentiment thats a ridiculous comparison. Thinking you have nothing to hide from the government is not the same as thinking you have nothing to hide from random entities on the internet. You already give the government all of that stuff when you literally just exist. Go get a social security card or a drivers license. Absolutely asinine to try to compare the two.

And I said “increasingly the entities are the problem.” And you challenged that. And continued to. Hence where this conversation ended up.