What harm does public data have to you? Couldn’t one just ignore the ads? You can’t see anyone watching you, is public data good for public records? (I’m just curious). I know this sounds weird but is public data good for historical preservation and knowledge increasing the importance of the individual? And does public data lead to better products?

  • Ilandar
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    1 year ago

    For the most part I think it’s the former. Maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think the privacy movement has some sort of troll counter-movement like you see with the “carnivores” targeting veganism, for example. People don’t intentionally seek out privacy related stuff just to shill for big tech and try to get a reaction, or concern troll to cause confusion and mistrust. They are just genuinely ignorant, though it’s still baffling every time a post like this pops up.