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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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Florida Man Sues G.M. and LexisNexis Over Sale of His Cadillac Data (archive.ph)

submitted 8 months ago by downpunxx@fedia.io to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Romeo Chicco’s auto insurance rate doubled because of information about his speeding, braking and acceleration, according to his complaint.

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[–] AlDente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

These different car manufacturers couldn't possibly use the same 3rd-party data service?

[–] jjlinux@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

That's the world we live in. Too many data merchants, which makes it hard to maintain privacy. It's up to each of us to help those that don't know better by providing them with the information when requested, and for those of us that want privacy, to do our homework and ask in the pertinent places and ways, to achieve as much privacy as humanly possible. For too many people the trade off of convenience for more privacy is not worth it (my wife is unfortunately part of that group), and pushing them only makes them look at us like fanatics (which I am to a certain level). Help where we can, leave people that don't want to hear about it alone, and respect every perspective, regardless of if we agree or not. This will make for better interactions when discussing any subject in a constructive manner.