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by alexmingoia 2187 days ago
Nobody is stopping you from never telling anyone your personal information.
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My understanding is that the most important data is the data you don't share actively. Instead your browser / app sends it unbeknownst to you. You don't "tell" facebook where you click and how you scroll, but they have that data anyway. The only choice you have is not to use the products.
I mean sure, but when doing so puts you at a significant disadvantage by not being able to use a vast swath or products and services that argument doesn’t really work.