There is a difference between personal data and personally identifiable data. In many ways it is unavoidable to use personal data. Predictive text uses personal

There is a difference between personal data and personally identifiable data. In many ways it is unavoidable to use personal data. Predictive text uses personal data (they 'learn' from everyone) - is the sentence and paragraph personal? Search engines record what you have typed in - do you classify your search query as 'personal'? I can copy paste the first comment from this thread - is it personal data. I may be flat out wrong, and shouldn't type anything into a web page ever. Those four lawyers and three privacy experts didn't seem to come to a conclusion on what personal data is. Does big tech feed data created by people into 'AI' tools? Yes. Does little tech? Yes. I'm okay to join Mozilla with my pitchfork if I know what it is about. I would like to have people that are clear about how they are looking after my interests, rather than just getting the mob riled up. Use of data, any data, is subject to an agreement. Go on and read the 'legal' that you have agreed to using Hacker News - they have a whole section on how they use personal information. Do we get our pitchforks out for HN, or are they cool?