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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"We believe in free speech, so you should let us sell your data."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

See, if it's hard to get my data, suddenly it becomes more valuable. These organizations try harder and harder to get to it, and really won't stop. And really, once it's out, it's out.

So I'm just gonna make my data worthless. Fuckin everyone can have it what the hell do I care. I was among the first on Facebook when we had no idea what was happening. Phone numbers, email addresses, home addresses, bare ass to the world. It's all out there already, no going back in the tube.

I don't see many ads, so who cares if they have a better idea of what to show me. I don't spend frivolously, and don't buy from websites I don't trust, so what even if I do see some more relevant ads. They're ads. I'm not paying attention anyway.

I'm not giving out answers to security questions and I'm using two factor authentication everywhere. My credit is frozen and I've got all the big stuff bought. I'm not really sure what I have to lose here

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

Data laws aren't for you. They are for marginalized and vulnerable demographics, who are put at risk when they get doxxed.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just don't feel comfortable having these big companies profiting from my information. If it's that valuable to them, then they should be paying me for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think I read somewhere it was worth like .0005 cents per person. I think Netflix residuals pay better