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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by bryan_w on Monday June 22, 2020 @06:50PM (#23607860)
> I want Facebook, and I want it for free with personalized ads. Same with Gmail, Yelp, Reddit, Google Maps, Instagram, Youtube, and a bunch of other web services.

Exactly! I don't know why it's so hard for people to realize that there are people that 100% ok with the offerings from these companies and would rather not have legislation interfere with such transactions

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Re:Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Project is pushing Big Tech t... by sidibe on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @09:18AM (#23613514)
I think mostly people argue that people who are OK with it don't know any better, don't know how much they're being tracked, etc. I don't think that's true today, everyone knows these companies know everything, even if they're not very tech savvy, and still they don't care as much as privacy advocates wish.
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