Re:Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over pr...
by lxgr on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @07:41AM
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> * Names on doorbells (yes, visible from the street).
You need these because somehow the concept of apartment numbers does not exist. As a result, mail and food delivery in large apartment buildings is interesting as well.
It seems pretty bizarre compared to all other countries I've ever sent mail to.
> * People using "loyalty cards" left and right, letting the merchants track their behaviour even if they pay with cash.
I'd argue that there is a pretty bimodal distribution of the population when it comes to privacy: Some people don't care at all and will use these cards, while others will fight every single bit of data stored about them tooth and nail.
> * Giving a stack of papers (including ID copy, salary statements etc) to a real estate owner to apply for a rental.
What's the problem here? Paper is inherently safe, unlike digital data. /s
Well, at least faxes have been officially declared equally safe (or unsafe) as email, which hopefully will finally kill them off as the communications technology of choice of the administration.
You need these because somehow the concept of apartment numbers does not exist. As a result, mail and food delivery in large apartment buildings is interesting as well.
It seems pretty bizarre compared to all other countries I've ever sent mail to.
> * People using "loyalty cards" left and right, letting the merchants track their behaviour even if they pay with cash.
I'd argue that there is a pretty bimodal distribution of the population when it comes to privacy: Some people don't care at all and will use these cards, while others will fight every single bit of data stored about them tooth and nail.
> * Giving a stack of papers (including ID copy, salary statements etc) to a real estate owner to apply for a rental.
What's the problem here? Paper is inherently safe, unlike digital data. /s
Well, at least faxes have been officially declared equally safe (or unsafe) as email, which hopefully will finally kill them off as the communications technology of choice of the administration.