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This is a great example of something that irks me during data privacy debates from the side of "well if there's no personally identifying data, it's fine." It w

This is a great example of something that irks me during data privacy debates from the side of "well if there's no personally identifying data, it's fine." It would seem that since X-Mode only sells location data tied to a device, which is technically "anonymous" then this is likely why it flew under the radar for so long. It's not like they're saying "oh, such and such was here at this time." however, the reality is that ALL personal data is potentially personally identifying, especially when collected and analyzed in aggregate with other data sources. I wish the public conscious would somehow accept this fact and understand that personal data should always default to being in the hands of the user first.

goodSteveramos 3y ago
> I wish the public conscious would somehow accept this fact and understand If the only way for your government to protect its people from abusive and predatory business practices is for the general public to be familiar with the intricacies of how these abuses work then the way you select your political leaders sucks.
lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago
> the reality is that ALL personal data is potentially personally identifying To this point, an exercise for the reader might be to think about everywhere they've gone and how long they've been there for the past two weeks while considering every person who never left their side for this period. For the vast majority of people, that list will contain nobody, and that's why "anonymized" location data is still personal information.