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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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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

thay have already made the investment and they desperately want the return

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's just strange that instead of pushing for return they are pushing for more investment instead

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they are. they need people to be as dependent on it as possible so they can then push for ransom.

even then, no way they can get their trillion dollar investment back like this, they are probably just trying to push the pop further as long as they possibly can while maneuvering to be on top when it all comes down.