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[โ€“] iegod@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is that true though? Any given instance could be running their own data collection.

[โ€“] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

They could, but they're pretty much guaranteed to not be as bad as the big corporations because they lack the resources and know how. The fact that you could also host your own instance is a huge plus considering that you could basically ensure that your data won't get collected.