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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by AlexandrB on Sunday March 31, 2024 @12:01PM (#39885409)
It's all fun and games until your data gets used against you. But by then it's too late.

There are many historical examples, but a great contemporary example is states using this data so they can prosecute you if your pregnancy ends[1]. In general private collection of data should be regarded the same as government collection of the same data, since all this data is subject to subpoena.

[1] https://www.thirdway.org/memo/the-new-front-in-the-battle-fo...

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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by nickpp on Sunday March 31, 2024 @12:41PM (#39885756)
I think we're only worried about our data in the hands of governments. So maybe we should make that illegal - but of course governments would never pass a law like that, against their own interest...
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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by LorenPechtel on Sunday March 31, 2024 @01:45PM (#39886303)
Yes--which is why you should never use your normal system for anything you don't want connected to you. Take precautions when virtually approaching an abortion clinic like you would take precautions when approaching a physical one.

I simply assume Big Data (government or not) will be aware of pretty much anything I do unless I use a separate browser and a VPN. Think of it as a public space--if someone cares to look, they can.

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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by fifteen1506 on Sunday March 31, 2024 @04:26PM (#39887760)
It's far easier to be always private than having the cognitive burden of trying to discover when you want privacy.

Furthermore, you can't always have your day according to plan.

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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by acuozzo on Sunday March 31, 2024 @06:38PM (#39888777)
How does being selectively private work for deductions made by connecting several dots?

e.g.

1. Buying several pregnancy tests

2. Missing several periods in your menstruation tracking app

3. GPS data for having traveled to an OB/GYN

4. GPS data for having traveled to a planned parenthood

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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by pacifika on Friday April 05, 2024 @02:30AM (#39939280)
Why should you have to do this? Doesn’t this overly impact the people who need this most but aren’t aware?
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