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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by tremon on Sunday March 31, 2024 @12:28PM (#39885640)
It's not a big deal if other companies have your data. You're free not to value your private life, but please don't extrapolate to other people.

What data? Where I live? My phone number?

Which people you interact with, and which people you'd go to great lengths for to help them. Where you sleep, and at what time you wake up. When you're at home, and when it's safe to ransack your house. What your pressure points are for manipulation. What route your children use to go to school. What ransom money you'd be able to pay out-of-pocket.

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Re:Giphy is sharing your IP address and private data to 816 ... by nickpp on Sunday March 31, 2024 @12:35PM (#39885707)
Let me get this straight: you're afraid people would rob/kidnap you or your children using data stored by the Big Tech?!

Any instance when this actually happened? Would't it be easier to just watch your house for a week from a parked car, wireless camera let on some wall?

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