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by belter 743 days ago
> Day to day what does "monetizing my data and removing my privacy" actually mean to you?

It means you can a permanent, and non erasable, record of being arrested, even if you just happen to be near the same location a crime was committed:

"Tracking Phones, Google Is a Dragnet for the Police" - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/04/13/us/google-loc...

Disclaimer: I am all for an effective and just law enforcement...

> Are advertisers following you around town?

Yes the are: "Jeffrey Epstein’s Island Visitors Exposed by Data Broker" - https://www.wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstein-island-visitors-...

Disclaimer: Never visited Epstein’s Island...