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Jugales t1_ixex3al wrote

Reply to comment by Chromosis in Tax Filing Websites Have Been Sending Users’ Financial Information to Facebook by phunky_1

Sadly I don't think you could win only on privacy protection because the average American doesn't understand it. They hear their data is being sold and that is so vague, they don't care. And if you explain deeper, you lose their attention.

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sixfootskunkplant t1_ixf8kk9 wrote

"If you don't have anything to hide, why are you worried about it? Checkmate, libruls."

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Chromosis t1_ixf9jhs wrote

Wonderful argument against the video rental privacy act that was passed because every senator shat themselves when bourke's rental history (which was boring westerns) was found easily and they didn't want to reveal what version of big-booties 8 they were renting.

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ExcellentPastries t1_ixhiodg wrote

Ironically a lot of people in this very thread are chiming in to criticize Meta for not rejecting this data despite the article itself clearly stating how the fuck-ups are the responsibility of the offending companies.

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