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by mattmanser
4698 days ago
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Your brain can't track millions of people and remember them all forever without breaking a sweat like computers can. The difference is the scale and the permanence of the data. And yes, the mobile companies shouldn't be collecting that data even though they are. When I visit my dominatrix, 15 illicit children or go for my ballet lessons, I want it to stay private from my 3 girlfriends. There are numerous organisations that could take advantage of that information to blackmail me into doing something I didn't want to, like support pay rises for all the head police officers. I'm being silly, but what the hell does anyone need this information for, the only possible thing it can be used for is for nefarious purposes. It doesn't really stop crimes, it rarely catches criminals and it doesn't make our lives better. It's expensive, degrading to individual humans to constantly spy on them and is an enabler for horrific crimes against humanity. Just say no. |
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Advertising. This isn't the first company to try this, and it sure as hell won't be the last. They want to know where people move, where they look, what stores they visit, and ideally what they googled for last night, and then send targeted ads to smart devices and electronic billboards.