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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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The hardest thing about maintaining ur online privacy are the people around you. (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by OppressedBread@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Have you guys also noticed this? I'm not talking about "Oh my family isn't privacy conscious" I honestly get that for ur average moms and pops, they don't know any better.

the problem is with how these big tech companies effectively poisoned the everyday Joe to think that handing over ur data like a good boy is the norm and breaking out is "weird" and "too much", this blame also goes on Hollywood.

Yesterday my friend called me " Mr robot" for just taking my privacy seriously I thought it was funny.

some people also fired their single neuron and told me "People only do this when they have something to hide"

These remarks that I face from time to time really highlights the mentality of the general society where if you break out of the norm, even if it doesn't harm them, they would find a way to make off handed remarks about it almost like they're dissatisfied that you're fighting.

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[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 20 points 1 day ago

I think people reject that it's as bad as they're told because that don't like to believe it's that bad, or that there's no way companies would do that to them. People don't accept being told "you're making a big mistake" and to feel dumb about it.

That's my take. I had somebody at work ask what I do regarding privacy and I realized I lit up with excitement to share and had to immediately dial it back to not freak them out. I started out small and simple and emailed them since basics after chatting. Said, if they wanted additional info let me know " so that it's up to them to continue the journey (down the rabbit hole lol).

But just glad to see others gaining the knowledge. My journey wasn't immediate, it's gradual, so I have to be mindful of their process too.