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Very few things I'm jealous of in blue states, but their online privacy protection is up there. I've pondered why no party has made this a major priority, but t
by TheCaptain4815 3y ago
Very few things I'm jealous of in blue states, but their online privacy protection is up there. I've pondered why no party has made this a major priority, but the reality is the vast majority of Americans simply don't care.
I would love to tell these big tech companies I want all traces of myself removed from their search engines. I understand it gets a bit nuanced with first amendment n such (what about a news article of me committing "x crime"), but give citizens SOME protection. At least Europe tries and pushes back.
- gonehome 3y agoI'm in California - reality is even with this stuff it's hard. I'd say maybe 20% companies you send CCPA request emails to don't know what to do, have broken forms, etc. It does work probably 80% of the time though. I also use this which seems to work, but it's hard to know how effective it is really: https://joindeleteme.com/ https://joindeleteme.com/
- kanary 3y agoThe best services will cover removals across more sources than just data brokers. They are in the category of "Authorized Agents". Take a look at https://www.kanary.com https://www.kanary.com too - yc grant awardee in 2018.
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- c420 3y agoI'd wager that lobbyist$ play a larger role than citizen apathy for the lack of legislation.
- rabeener 3y agoThe first sentence of your comment is unnecessary to make your point and I’m curious why you chose to post it.
- TheCaptain4815 3y agoThere’s a clear distinction, from my understanding, between red and blue states on this and it’s an interesting point to discuss. Why don’t the democrats go further? Is it because so many of the tech companies lean towards their ideology? Why don’t red states punish these mostly California tech companies by imposing strict privacy laws? Etc