Re:The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens
by imiric on Monday June 12, 2023 @06:54PM
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> In practice, most people do not understand the ramifications of the things they agreed to that put this data out there (if they even read it!)
True, but it's even worse than that. Many of those who do understand it, simply don't care ("nothing to hide", "nothing to fear", etc.).
The allure of a "free" service that everyone else uses is enough to abandon any expectation of privacy, and consciously come up with arguments that it doesn't matter.
True, but it's even worse than that. Many of those who do understand it, simply don't care ("nothing to hide", "nothing to fear", etc.).
The allure of a "free" service that everyone else uses is enough to abandon any expectation of privacy, and consciously come up with arguments that it doesn't matter.