Re:Ask HN: When will we have mobile browser extensions and a...
by Normille on Tuesday June 16, 2020 @05:04PM
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None whatsoever.
I really don't see what difference it makes whether my browsing habits end up in a data silo in Russia [or even China], rather than the USA.
In fact, given the choice, and even if I was up to no good, I'd PREFER the Russians or Chinese to be slurping my data, rather than any of the 'five eyes' nations. I think most three letter agency types are more interested in what their own citizens are up to, rather than worrying about what some nobody in a foreign country is doing.
I really don't see what difference it makes whether my browsing habits end up in a data silo in Russia [or even China], rather than the USA.
In fact, given the choice, and even if I was up to no good, I'd PREFER the Russians or Chinese to be slurping my data, rather than any of the 'five eyes' nations. I think most three letter agency types are more interested in what their own citizens are up to, rather than worrying about what some nobody in a foreign country is doing.