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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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When did you guys start your privacy journey? How did you find out about the data stealing stuff? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] banazir@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A long time ago. I'd guess it was around the time Facebook became popular, because it was inconceivable to me that people were just sharing their private info online, and treating people who didn't as the odd ones. Later on my I was vindicated, but I've been wary of Google and Microsoft's data hoarding from the beginning I think. It has been frustrating to see tech go this way, and people just accepting it, gleefully.

[–] MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

The library giving uo on asking for my email because it didn't have my full name on it::