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Why do people have these things in their home? Why do they ship all your data to Google? Wasn't uPNP or IPv6 suppose to allow better support for self hosting yo
by djsumdog 7y ago
Why do people have these things in their home? Why do they ship all your data to Google? Wasn't uPNP or IPv6 suppose to allow better support for self hosting your own data? Why are there not more devices who advertise, "Your data never leaves your devices." Why is self-hosting still only in the hobbyist/professional space?
- fetus8 7y agoSome people, are apparently willing to trade their privacy for the supposed convenience these types of devices provide. I don't understand it either, but either some people truly don't care, or they genuinely find these devices to be worth the trade off.
- throwaway29303 7y agoThe average person doesn't care and/or doesn't understand and/or doesn't care enough to understand how these systems and the data economy works. I've been trying to explain this to friends and family since a decade or more ago and most of them think I'm paranoid or crazy. It doesn't matter how I explain to them; I've even shown them news articles about - for example - what the EU did with regards to data protection / privacy. Etc. Unfortunately... They. Simply. Do. Not. Care. I fear the worst, honestly. These big tech companies hold a scary amount of power that past dictators could only dream of. And it's getting harder and harder to fight them, especially from a social point-of-view.