▲ 497 ▼ A Proposed Massachusetts Law Would Ban the Sale of Cell Phone Location Data (gizmodo.com) submitted 3 years ago by const_void@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Except we don't have an adequate transportation system despite all the data they keep collecting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I can't comment on that! Just that phone data is very valuable for transportation modelling! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I can't comment on that! Just that phone data is very valuable for transportation modelling! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml -3 points 3 years ago* (1 child) Sure. My point is that it's irrelevant. You're acting like there's a trade off between privacy and the public good, but because the goal is profitability we get neither privacy nor public good. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] soycapitan451@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists. permalink fedilink source parent