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They are having data about themselves collected without their consent. That is the harm.
by gdhbcc 7y ago
They are having data about themselves collected without their consent. That is the harm.
- avalys 7y agoIn what way is that harmful to them?
- throwaheyy 7y agoAre you being wilfully obtuse?
- craftinator 7y agoDoes taking photographs of a mountain harm it? Articulate your reasoning, rather and resorting to vague insinuations.
- austhrow743 7y agoAt some point in the reasoning chain you reach the bad thing that is bad because its intrinsically bad and if you try to reason more you'll just go in circles. Or you enter a philosophical debate of such depth that it's stupid to have it with internet strangers. Drink driving is bad. Why is that? You might cause a crash. Why is that bad? People could die. Why is that bad? They'll be dead. Why is that bad. They don't get to exist any more. Articulate your reasoning!!!!
- ramblerman 7y agoWith enough data you can segment for almost any group. - Who is likely to vote Bernie? - Who is gay? - Who is gay, but not out? - Who is cheating on their wife? Etc etc.. If you can't see the potential for harm at both the individual level (think extortion) or political level of that kind of power I'm not sure what would convince you.
- JohnFen 7y agoIf data is collected about you without your consent, that collection is itself harm, because your rights and intent are being actively bypassed. That's plenty harm enough all by itself.