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Re:TikTok updated privacy policy to collect faceprints and v... by Sebb767 on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @12:59PM (#31922815)
Depends on what you do. As long as you don't plan on visiting China, them knowing your sexual orientation, whether you do drugs is or where you were is pretty irrelevant, while it might be quite interesting for you government (and therefore Google, if you're in the US).
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Re:TikTok updated privacy policy to collect faceprints and v... by andreilys on Wednesday June 29, 2022 @04:20PM (#31925243)
Except when it does matter, say for example you become a politican or work in a corporation that has valuable IP.

All of the sudden, private details about you can be weaponized and used as blackmail in order to carry out the will of a state actor.

It really doesn't take much creativity to think about how this information can be weaponized against you.

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Re:TikTok updated privacy policy to collect faceprints and v... by Sebb767 on Thursday June 30, 2022 @06:24AM (#31930637)
That's why I said

> Depends on what you do.

It's not great if a foreign intelligence has data on you, but depending on your threat scenario, it _might_ be better than your government having it.

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