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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by jjlinux@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Because of crap like this is why I haven't been on any mainstream social media for 7+ years. And where do companies get off going over employees' personal crap anyway? For the record, I believe EVERYONE hates Mondays.

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[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I keep pushing as many people as possible in my life away from all these dangers (I genuinely consider them actual dangers) precisely because of that. It's mind blowing how most people just don't care, until they find themselves in a spot like this one, and even then, they don't even reassess the potential consequences of remaining inside those environments.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

... until they find themselves in a spot like this one, and even then, they don’t even reassess the potential consequences of remaining inside those environments.

the most recent version i've seen of this are my colleague software developers who don't give a rat's ass about the impact that their work will have on humanity so long as they keep getting paid almost a quarter of a millions dollars per year to pay for their investments and put their children is the best possible schools.

i think that external pressures will always force a person-vs-person conflict like your and my example to enable the goals of the platform.

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I guess that's the price we pay for living in a mostly capitalist world. It sucks though. At least I've been able to keep my kids out of those things for 11 and 9 years. That alone I consider a win.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 days ago

it is and it's the most that you can do given our situation.