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    Talking to normies about privacy: (lemmy.world)
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    [–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There is a 3rd argument which I think is a bit more valid in "I value the service I receive in exchange for my personal data"

    Using the internet without an adblocker, noscript, and whatever else is really nasty. But even if you aren't on these platforms, marketers are still building profiles on you. Honestly we need data privacy legislation and some real talk about marketing and the costs of using the internet as a society.

    [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    That argument pisses me off.

    “I don’t mind so fuck you.”

    If you want to use those services, that’s your business. But I don’t use those services; they still keep my data.

    [–] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

    But I don’t use those services; they still keep my data.

    Exactly why we need data privacy laws. Sadly there are "profiles" out there for all of us, whether you chose to be tracked or not. Personally I think that any kind of sharing of personal data with marketers should be illegal nor should it be legal for any entity to purchase personal data without a signed consent form from the person in question.

    That'd probably end "free" services and our credit score system in the United States but honestly that kind of data collection is equivalent to stalking and unethical.

    [–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

    I would opt in to a credit score system, as long as I'm aware of exactly what they use to generate that score.

    On the other hand, I would not opt in to having an advertising profile just to be allowed to access many websites. If that means I have to pay to use them, so be it.

    [–] lemmeee@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago

    It's funny, because people who defend DRM also use this argument. They are happy with the service, so they don't mind losing freedom. They can't understand that they could have both.