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I had to have a hard conversation with my wife and in-laws about posting pictures of my son online. They agreed but didn't get it. Once AI deepfakes became common, they got it.
I mean it's still probably beneficial for a lot of cases. Ad and tracking companies want the easiest route, which is just to farm the people who make no effort to improve their privacy (the majority). Sophisticated trackers do exist, and companies like Meta still do literally everything to get any last bit, but for the most part you'll knock out 90% of invasion with even basic measures and like 98% with greater measures
Ayep. Probably including where you live and what you do for a living.