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0 pointsEridrus2y ago0 comments

Do you have any evidence of an actual harm being inflicted on a meaningful amount of people that would be sufficient to shutdown such a large amount of economic activity?

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noqc2y ago

In chess, you must learn that sometimes positions cannot be evaluated on material alone.

gpvos2y ago

Cambridge Analytica.

EridrusOP2y ago

Go on, follow that train of thought.

cm20122y ago

FYI - referring to Cambridge Analytica like it has any meaningful relationship to privacy, ad tech or election results is the silliest thing you can say to someone who has any understanding of the subject. Cambridge Analytica is a like a canary in a coal mine that says, "this person has no actual understanding of the issues".

itishappy2y ago

Why? They harvested personal info from 87 million users under false pretenses. They're also an explicitly political company. We can debate their effectiveness, but their stated intent was to influence elections. These seem like meaningful and relevant additions to a conversation about data collection and privacy.

Your comment is rather light on information that might support your points.

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