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minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoPeople are just largely naive. Your privacy, at least since 2001, has always been in your own hands. (Not unlike how, if you don’t want to get a virus, you’re stuck moderating your own behavior, as the community around you is largely careless.)
minus-squareFlagstaff@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 days agoA comparison to malware isn’t quite accurate because in this case, the software itself is already attacking you when it ideally should be neutral.
People are just largely naive. Your privacy, at least since 2001, has always been in your own hands. (Not unlike how, if you don’t want to get a virus, you’re stuck moderating your own behavior, as the community around you is largely careless.)
A comparison to malware isn’t quite accurate because in this case, the software itself is already attacking you when it ideally should be neutral.