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> The amount of privacy we've globally lost just for a few advertising dollars is atrocious. What is the actual consequence of this "lost privacy"? What would
by avalys 3y ago
> The amount of privacy we've globally lost just for a few advertising dollars is atrocious.
What is the actual consequence of this "lost privacy"? What would be tangibly different in your life right now if you hadn't "lost" it?
My answer - nothing whatsoever, no harm comes to me at all from some statistical algorithm calculating what ads I might want to see, and in fact I've bought several cool products off Instagram that I didn't know about otherwise. This is a completely illusory harm that has been made up by what is essentially a cabal of professional agitators and propagandists.
- Dirak 3y agoIn fact, I would go further and say we would actually be worse off without personalized advertising. Personalized ads help connect innovative products with the people who would benefit from them. Without a way to reach these niche audiences, these products might not be able to exist, and the community would be worse off.
- JohnFen 3y agoYou may suffer no harm, but there are plenty of real stories of others who have. I maintain that it doesn't matter. Harm isn't necessary to reasonably object to being spied on. Just wanting to not be under surveillance is more than sufficient.
- gingerlime 3y agoWhat actual harm would come to you from someone watching you in your bedroom? What harm would come to people simply registered as Jewish in Germany prior to WW2?