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by SahAssar 88 days ago
I believe collected there refers to actual centralized collection. This does not get sent to anyone, it lives on your computer. Or do you think that having files on your local disk means that they will be misused?

I'm pretty sure most people already have their birthdate somewhere on their computer.
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M95D 87 days ago
> This does not get sent to anyone

I bet the browser gets it.

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SahAssar 87 days ago
The browser also has access to all of your files (at least unless strictly sandboxed). If the browser exposes it to websites isn't that a browser issue instead of a systemd issue?

Like if a browser offered up full unfettered filesystem access without any prompt or consent that'd be a browser issue, not a linux issue, right?

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M95D 86 days ago
My files don't contain my birth date, or at least not in a format easy to parse without AI.

So... I don't really get your argument. If two pieces of software conspire against my privacy, one to store the data and one to transmit it, why can't I blame them both?

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