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Re:Google knows where we are, and so do advertisers by bassman9000 on Thursday November 12, 2020 @03:47PM (#25074771)
Many people would be fine with the trade-off _if they knew they have to/they could take it_.

Google and the likes have made it very difficult for you to be even aware that was an option.

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Re:Google knows where we are, and so do advertisers by jmnicolas on Friday November 13, 2020 @03:14AM (#25080186)
I don't agree. The information is there, even the YouTube algorithm (the last part of my life that isn't deggogled) is recommending me degoogling videos!

People just don't care enough, even among my fellow geeks I had to "battle" to get them to install Signal because I couldn't use WhatsApp anymore.

We are bombarded with news about revolting situations and at one point there's so much outrage one can take. So the Evil Big tech spying is very low on the list of most people especially since they don't see the damage.

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