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Have you guys also noticed this? I'm not talking about "Oh my family isn't privacy conscious" I honestly get that for ur average moms and pops, they don't know any better.

The problem is with how these big tech companies effectively poisoned the everyday Joe to think that handing over ur data like a good boy is the norm and breaking out is "weird" and "too much", this blame also goes on Hollywood.

Yesterday my friend called me "Mr robot" for just taking my privacy seriously I thought it was funny.

Some people also fired their single neuron and told me "People only do this when they have something to hide"

These remarks that I face from time to time really highlights the mentality of the general society where if you break out of the norm, even if it doesn't harm them, they would find a way to make off handed remarks about it almost like they're dissatisfied that you're fighting.

OC by @OppressedBread@lemmy.ml

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[-] endlesseden@pyfedi.deep-rose.org 19 points 1 week ago

when ever some one says "something to hide" excuse, I always ask "so, do you publicly post your banking details, sex life, history of bowel movements and other personal details online? everyone has something to hide, it's why privacy is a concern when we feel it's been violated. the problem is you don't seem to realise this type of data exists about you, little bits of data collected 'anonymously', that when it gets combined with personally identifiable information, makes it be correlated to you... what's worse is, once that privacy is gone it's incredibly difficult to get back and bad actors can and will use it eventually... that's why companies want it, as when that 'eventually' comes, they profit from it..."

[-] refalo@programming.dev 6 points 1 week ago

"I have nothing to hide"... "ok, pull down your pants and hand me your unlocked phone."

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