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Re:Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their ... by ipython on Saturday May 29, 2021 @11:10AM (#27325742)
Using a credit card still has an easily recognizable physical interaction element that’s easy for most people to understand. “I swipe my card, so my card company and maybe others know what I bought and where”.

The pervasive passive collection on a mobile phone is harder to internalize. “I carry a persistent, always on radio beacon that can record and transmit to arbitrary third parties all of my actions, searches, continual location, contacts both electronically and in person, and is tied directly to my identity (many countries require ID to obtain a SIM card)” is not how most non tech people would describe their mobile phone.

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Re:Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their ... by dv_dt on Saturday May 29, 2021 @01:28PM (#27326777)
Sorry I was ambiguous in my comment. The smartphone itself is a different privacy question, but is the digital transaction interface losing anything more than a credit card swipe?
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Re:Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their ... by deadmutex on Saturday May 29, 2021 @05:12PM (#27328250)
> is not how most non tech people would describe their mobile phone.

Yeah, being in tech, I wouldn't describe it like that either. It seems like so overboard that I would describe your post as misinformation/FUD.

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Re:Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their ... by Xelynega on Saturday May 29, 2021 @08:23PM (#27329488)
I wouldn't say it's misinformation/FUD, if anything they missed a point or two. It's also the main interface to social media platforms with systems that are designed to take as much of your attention as possible, in an effort to use psychology to take ownership of your focus.
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