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If you don't mind me asking what is so important about privacy? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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What harm does public data have to you? Couldn't one just ignore the ads? You can't see anyone watching you, is public data good for public records? (I'm just curious). I know this sounds weird but is public data good for historical preservation and knowledge increasing the importance of the individual? And does public data lead to better products?

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[–] 17 points 3 years ago (1 child)

You give company A your data for a service. They provide you that service. However, unknown to you they sell your data to company B to make a few bucks. You did not authorize this, you did not know about this, you don't know who company B is, and you have no idea to what purpose company B will put your data to. Best to not have this happen by not giving the data to company A to begin with.

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