The more you know about something the more you can control it.
Or if it's what they know about you, the more control they have over you whether you acknowledge it or not.
Many prefer not to consider or look for the bigger picture because that takes time and effort, and can lead you to uncomfortable realisations and difficult decisions.
Many won't accept even obvious truths like the above because they'd rather be controlled than an autonomous self.
@hyde many here are saying people don't care but I don't think that's true. Look deeper.
They resist for many reasons and some are obvious. I've seen reports that most users of Facebook for example wish it didn't invade their privacy but what alternatives do they have and at what cost?
They know that acting on that desire is much harder than succumbing, so they resist in various ways.
I'm hopeful we can change this. It will never be easy but it can be done over time.
Question: I am using apps to save links and articles. Does anyone know which one would be more respectful of users’ privacy/confidentiality between Feedly and Pocket?
Or does anyone have another recommendation? #privacy#confidentiality
@pcublogue I'm not sure if that's used for advertising. It sounds if it is given that Mozilla owns Pocket and they are pretty much a beacon for privacy concerns.
It makes sense for them to collect that on the usual - you have a pocket account, you save links, you search. It makes sense that they store that details. Whether they give it to advertisers is another thing entirely.
@moelassus I share my google location with the wife and kids and none of them bother using it. Someone in Australia should make a law that they HAVE to care!!
To be fair, the middle child does... but that's middle children for you! (jk).
Because I got asked twice today: No, privacy is not about not using technology at all.
Privacy is about using technology at your terms. It is about not being used by those who make technology.
— #privacy#PrivacyMatters#DataProtection#GDPR
Je ne fais pas confiance à Doctolib. Et je ne trouve pas normal d'être contraint d'y renseigner mon adresse postale pour prendre un rendez-vous médical.
Si vous non plus, soutenez interHop ! https://interhop.org
"Meta's chief product officer, Chris Cox, told Bloomberg's Tech Summit on Thursday that it uses publicly available photos and text from the platforms to train its text-to-image generator model"
[PL] Chciałbym serdecznie podziękować społeczności Fediwersum za pokazanie mi, jak skutecznie złożyć sprzeciw wobec wykorzystywania moich danych przez Meta (Facebook). Dzięki Wam udało mi się to zrobić, a mój sprzeciw został automatycznie zaakceptowany przez FB. Dzielę się treścią sprzeciwu zarówno po polsku, jak i po angielsku, aby każdy mógł z niego skorzystać.
[ENG] I would like to sincerely thank the Fediwersum community for showing me how to effectively object to the use of my data by Meta (Facebook). Thanks to you, I was able to do it, and my objection was automatically accepted by FB. I'm sharing the content of the objection in both Polish and English so that everyone can use it.
From 100 people I try to talk to about #privacy, maybe 1 wants to 😅
Many know or suspect the issues with the #corporations collecting their #data but they try their best not to think about it, because they seem to feel helpless against it anyway.
Best way to change minds seems to be - living with privacy and answering questions when people notice your behavior & promoting / supporting alternative #software & #hardware.
#Mastodon has a big #userbase that cares about privacy, glad to be here!
Microsoft's Recall brilliant move is to move the cost of storage and processing of your personal data from their cloud server to your personal computer. You will foot the bill of their tracking.
@CatDad Hi Jeff, Proton currently uses AI in Proton Sentinel to help protect against account takeovers.
This is available for subscribers and off by default. Please note that this is not generative AI like ChatGPT, but rather a more traditional machine learning approach, used to prevent email abuse.
Any future applications will depend on community interest and demand.