dvb70 t1_j5u702m wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:29 PM

Reply to comment by shinra528 in Everyone Wants Your Email Address. Think Twice Before Sharing It. by 08830

Another shocking revelation is many people actually do know how much they are being tracked and don't care about it.

shinra528 t1_j5uay6q wrote on January 25, 2023 at 4:53 PM

I think a lot of people don't care about it don't realize just how vast it is. I've had a few arguments with people who were convinced that Facebook and Google were not tracking them because they didn't use their services.

Lumiafan t1_j5ui5c9 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:38 PM

Not for nothing, but Facebook and Google tracking practices are a moot point in the United States. Since 2017, it's been legal for ISPs to sell browsing data in the U.S. (other developed countries rightly prohibit that), so all of their browsing privacy is gone even before they ever get picked up by a Google or Facebook tracking pixel.

forksporkspoon t1_j5uswa8 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:43 PM

Where's a NordVPN ad when you need it?

shinra528 t1_j5uiy9g wrote on January 25, 2023 at 5:43 PM

Yes, very true but the arguments I had were specific to Google and Facebook’s practices and that wasn’t within the scope of the conversations. That’s a really good point to bring up though.

gk99 t1_j5uo4x0 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:14 PM

That's shocking? You're literally posting this on a site funded by Tencent and full of telemetry. Imagine the average person.

birdwothwords t1_j5uwbnc wrote on January 25, 2023 at 7:04 PM

Wish our healthcare system was more like our ad tech system