How Google, Facebook and others use our most personal secrets against us

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• ultratiem@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Behaviour patterns.

  Surveillance is less about knowing specifics about one person, but broad trends on large groups. How communities respond.

  This is why prices are 2.99 not 3. In many parts of the world.

  Why we frame it “free delivery or 10% off for pick up” instead of “10% more delivery.”

  Why all commercials are louder than the content they play from.

  Why you’re more likely to pay for the same item if it’s packaged nicely.

  These are the data points of value to capitalism. And this is why mass surveillance is so dangerous. Because it arms those willing to exploit us with vast amounts of information, most of it unobtainable without the invasion of privacy. It’s these data that makes things like V for Vendetta possible (given the right timing).

  Espionage (foreign and domestic) are the byproducts of the Information Age.

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  • privacybro@lemmy.ninja ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Well said

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• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  A privacy video on YouTube, complaining about Google…

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  • nix@merv.news ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    As opposed to putting the video on a platform no one will see it on? Image

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    • southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It’s almost like irony isn’t a thing

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  • Adanisi@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I mean, this sort of thing is good for reaching people. If nobody uses “mainstream” platforms to voice their concerns, how is anyone going to hear them?

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    • turtlepower@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You really expect these kids to fucking think before opening their mouths/posting?

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  • lameJake@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s no longer available…

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