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this post was submitted on 08 Sep 2023
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Privacy
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Show them the consequeces. You might scare a few people who are already anxious by showing data collected, but most people will be apathetic. Illustrate why its bad. Be systemic about it.
The stunt outlined elsewhere of texting someone with their info is good, but "we all know google isn't going to threaten us" is the prevailing attitude. Demonstrate what google is going to do and how it hurts people individualy and directly. Until there are personal consequences, peopae won't really care.
Coming from an outsider, could you give an example of a way Google attacks people individually and directly?
Preferably something more common than traffic accidents, since people drive cars regardless
I mean, to be open, I don't actually see many consequences, so I don't really do any particular things to protect privacy from like, google. I was sort of hoping someone here would give me one.
This site covers the social cooling effect of these services and how the data you give out may be used against you by banks, insurance companies etc. It's worth reading through (4 minutes). https://www.socialcooling.com/
Oh thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for.