Re:Google’s new reCAPTCHA has a dark side
by pushpop on Friday June 28, 2019 @02:29AM
(#20301978)
This. Absolutely this!
Do I think Facebook/Google/etc are abusing my data right now? Probably not.
But do I think that large scale collection of my data could be abused in the future? Most definitely. If the Cambridge Analytica scandal has taught us anything, it’s that having access to this data is rife for abuse and often it might happen in unexpected ways.
And do I owe an explanation for wanting some basic privacy? Absolutely not. If a random stranger stopped me in the street and asked me lots of personal questions there wouldn’t be an expectation that I have to respond. Yet the likes of Facebook and Google seem he’ll bent on turning the discussion around when it’s data collected online.
Do I think Facebook/Google/etc are abusing my data right now? Probably not.
But do I think that large scale collection of my data could be abused in the future? Most definitely. If the Cambridge Analytica scandal has taught us anything, it’s that having access to this data is rife for abuse and often it might happen in unexpected ways.
And do I owe an explanation for wanting some basic privacy? Absolutely not. If a random stranger stopped me in the street and asked me lots of personal questions there wouldn’t be an expectation that I have to respond. Yet the likes of Facebook and Google seem he’ll bent on turning the discussion around when it’s data collected online.