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    Fixed a post I saw earlier (lemmy.world)
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    [–] [email protected] -4 points 3 weeks ago

    Though, technically not anyone can access every piece, so I guess we could dismiss it as a thing of the past.

    That's how words work, yes.

    The threat of public information for most people is not a data broker, but their neighbor. And unless you have a particularly psychopathic neighbor, they can't realistically access data from a data broker.

    It's threat modeling like every cyber security. My phone's password protects me from a random thief, but if a state actor really wants my data, they will get it, but the chances of them even trying are very low for me personally.