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>Until recently people simply were not aware that personally identifiable location data was gathered on them to the extent that you’d be able to detect a visit

>Until recently people simply were not aware that personally identifiable location data was gathered on them to the extent that you’d be able to detect a visit to an abortion clinic. Or that period tracking apps are sending data in a way that can be later bought on a free market and tied to personal identification. "People" were utterly certain that their phones and computers were listening to every conversation they had, then big tech was advertising the products that they thought about back at them. But the location tracking software they have enabled to find their phone/keys/bag/friend couldnt possibly be used to see where their phone/keys/bag/friend is ...

Shared404 4y ago
For those thinking "no way..." - I have known people who believed this exact thing. Also, I've known people who won't get a drivers license because "the government wants your face", but spend all their time on Facebook.
- 29083011397778 4y ago
  I cannot express how unsurprised I am at this - it's simply too stereotypically American. Americans, as a general rule, seem to distrust their government - instead placing their trust in large corporations. This is true from an individual level, all the way up to societal - though I'll admit it becomes more hit-or-miss the closer we get to the individual level. This is borne out in everything from private prisons, to the medical industry, to ID cards, to your acquaintances that trust Facebook more than their elected officials.
  - Kye 4y ago
    This all comes from somewhere. It's not like we woke up one day and decided to distrust government. The entire movement to infiltrate government and make it ineffective so people will support dismantling and privatizing it is just the tip of the iceberg. Culture doesn't exist in a vacuum. You can trust your government--your post makes it sound like you're not in the US; if you are, you need to pay more attention--because it's not fully captured by private interests that make it work against the public.

Shared404 4y ago

For those thinking "no way..." - I have known people who believed this exact thing. Also, I've known people who won't get a drivers license because "the government wants your face", but spend all their time on Facebook.

29083011397778 4y ago
I cannot express how unsurprised I am at this - it's simply too stereotypically American. Americans, as a general rule, seem to distrust their government - instead placing their trust in large corporations. This is true from an individual level, all the way up to societal - though I'll admit it becomes more hit-or-miss the closer we get to the individual level. This is borne out in everything from private prisons, to the medical industry, to ID cards, to your acquaintances that trust Facebook more than their elected officials.
- Kye 4y ago
  This all comes from somewhere. It's not like we woke up one day and decided to distrust government. The entire movement to infiltrate government and make it ineffective so people will support dismantling and privatizing it is just the tip of the iceberg. Culture doesn't exist in a vacuum. You can trust your government--your post makes it sound like you're not in the US; if you are, you need to pay more attention--because it's not fully captured by private interests that make it work against the public.