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Internet Provisers -- that's Google and Facebook, right? On a more serious note, people need to understand that every domain you visit, every query you search,
by zaroth 10y ago
Internet Provisers -- that's Google and Facebook, right?
On a more serious note, people need to understand that every domain you visit, every query you search, every digital conversation you have, every number you call, every movie you watch or book you read, everything you buy, unless you take active measures to mask your identity that record is being retained by as many different people that can get their hands on it as possible.
Let's be clear about what this bill is potentially changing -- not who is collecting the data but who can monetize it.
Frankly, a bill that allows monetization of data already collected is not about privacy it's about deregulation. As long as the data is retained, privacy is already lost.
I actually really like this bill because it exposes, well, how exposed we all are online. The more people understand how much tracking is going on, the more likely we can garner the will, the market, the demand for technological solutions which actually protect privacy rather than regulating monetization.
- M_Grey 10y agoMore likely people will, without ever understanding any of this, become agitated and then over time... nothing they recognize will happen, nothing they can see will change. It will be even harder to get their attention next time...
- tcfunk 10y agoIt's the slow boil
- devmunchies 10y ago> ...is being retained by as many different people that can get their hands on it as possible. Which isn't a big deal as long as the data is only being used for internal use (e.g. UX purposes) to make the product better.