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how does "TechCrunch" "~300 tracking, data collection and ad companies" impact you? i'm asking because my government knows everything about me: my private and

by kmlx 8y ago

how does "TechCrunch" "~300 tracking, data collection and ad companies" impact you? i'm asking because my government knows everything about me: my private and public IPs, what sites I visit, my comments on those sites, how old I am, how often I go downtown etc etc etc

dmitriid 8y ago
Simply put: when we learn that NSA secretly spies on everyone, it's a huge scandal that calls government practices into question. When it's ~300 tracking companies per website, it's "how does this impact you"? ;)
- kmlx 8y ago
  the US government can literally take your life, imprison you, etc. techcrunch just wants to sell you stuff. there’s really no comparison.
  - dmitriid 8y ago
    So, the arbitrary line is drawn at “someone can imprison you”. And no, it’s not TechCrunch who’s getting all that data.
    - kmlx 8y ago
      the impact of 300 trackers is less than the impact of your government tracking you.