Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors
by jay_kyburz on Thursday January 03, 2019 @07:23PM
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You need to work on your argument a bit I think. I get what you are saying, but your points are a little weak.
And I was being a little flippant, of course I care if somebody used my identity to commit crimes, that's a total pain in the butt for me.
Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors
by dahart on Thursday January 03, 2019 @08:36PM
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> You need to work on your argument a bit I think. I get what you are saying, but your points are a little weak.
Okay, sure. I asked you why you don’t care about privacy, and you haven’t bothered to answer. I don’t really mind if my argument is weak, but yes I could certainly work on it and improve it if I had a reason to. I can’t read your mind, though. Do you want to provide any reasoning for your case or counter-argument at all?
Two things to think about. 1- I wasn’t attacking you, in case you felt like I was criticizing, and were just trying to criticize me back. 2- None of the examples I gave are made up, they are all real things that have happened.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but those two sentences contradict each other. ;)
The main publicly visible application of personal data is advertising, so if you don’t want ads or manipulation, then you actually do care about privacy.
And are you certain you don’t care about privacy outside of ads? If so, why? Many people who’ve said things like that just didn’t even think at all about what happens or could happen to their personal information. Would it surprise you if you found out that insurance companies were purchasing personal information in order to increase their denial rates on claims? Would it bother you if your personal information was used to support a politcal party you oppose? Would it concern you if your personal habits were used to advertise to your neighbors or co-workers or friends or family instead of you personally?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_to_hide_argument