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Ulrich@feddit.org 1 week agoHonestly everywhere sounds like an awful place at this point. Freedom is a thing of the past. A thing from a time whence literally everything we did wasn’t tracked, and in order to exist in society, you’re expected to submit to the tracking.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
The world is a big place and disconnecting gives you a huge boost in privacy. It’s not all black-and-white.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 week ago
Yes but you can’t always disconnect. For instance, my healthcare provider requires in order to access your account you:
I will quite literally die without this so I had to get a new phone and a Google account.
_haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Seems like something that you should sue over, but that’s easier said than done for most folks. If you want to try and help maintain your privacy, use a virtual device or a “burner” that’s only used to access what’s necessary and for nothing else. Keep them off unless you actively need them and deny all unnecessary permissions. It’s not perfect but it’s less bad than giving them even more information to datamine for profit at your expense.