HandOfDoom

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Data privacy: how to counter the "I have nothing to hide" argument? (lemmy.world)
 

I know data privacy is important and I know that big corporations like Meta became powerful enough to even manipulate elections using our data.

But, when I talk to people in general, most seem to not worry because they "have nothing to hide", and most are only worried about their passwords, banking apps and not much else.

So, why should people worry about data privacy even if they have "nothing to hide"?

Eat the rich in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

While I agree that we have a duty to avoid unethical brands whenever possible, there's just no way to escape them all. I live in a poor country and I there's a lot of "bad stuff" I have to buy just because it's what I can affford at the moment.

There is no ethical consumption under capitalism.

What is a website everyone should know about? in c/[email protected]
Meta can rage farm Mastodon without controlling it in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The moment I start seeing Meta content here is the moment I leave. People are being very, VERY naive in thinking that the Fediverse is immune to corporate interest. Judging by the Mastodon response, we are already seeing that it's not.