Privacy

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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

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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"They already have your data" (lemmy.world)

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

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[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I got into a long discussion with friends at work who were saying it’s silly to worry about protecting my SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER and getting upset at companies for leaking it because “if it’s gonna get out it’s gonna.” Like…WHAT. How goddamn okay are you people with fighting to prove you’re you and not the person who stole your identity? The fuck. For real.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 7 hours ago

They had a choice: stop being stupid, or keep being stupid, but also be an insecure bitch about it.

The second one is easier.