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It's not about some silly ads at all, it's about several companies collecting massive amounts of information about a very large numbers of individuals. There ar
by blub 9y ago
It's not about some silly ads at all, it's about several companies collecting massive amounts of information about a very large numbers of individuals. There are essentially no controls imposed on that information and it will live pretty much forever.
Information is power, and such a database could be used for manipulation, blackmail, fraud, etc.
But if you think that's acceptable because it might help you remember to order tea towels, what can I say... thank goodness the EU GDPR is there to save your butt.
- bertil 9y agoI see those databases as the key tool that I interact with most of those services and how, as the person developing services for the same services, I can improve them. If the information there is wrong, I’m happy to correct it. From experience, if the information is true, appropriate and sensical, the benefits are clear and valued by both parties. There is a problem when they are wrong and the user can’t provide feedback. > such a database could be used for manipulation, blackmail, fraud Which is why I refuse to keep private information about me accessible to a company whose security practices I don’t trust. I’m not sure your condescension hits the mark.
- blub 9y agoYour private information is collected and shared no matter if you refuse or not. The biggest offenders are US companies, where there are no laws offering customers access to information about them or the possibility to delete or correct it.
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