Yes, I am greatly bothered by it, especially because I am not aware of the extent that my information is being distributed.
On the one hand, I opt-in to location tracking for apps and services such as Google services, because I genuinely believe that I benefit greatly from location-targeted information. On the other hand, I would opt out of any other location tracking of my cellphone to companies that I do not see the benefit of having. I want fraud-protection and no liability when it comes to fraudulent purchases (opt-in for credit card companies and banks), but I don't want the government/Facebook/retailers/insurers to have this access without permission.
I'm not the person you're asking this question to, but I thought I'd reply anyways.
No, it doesn't really bother me. Why would anyone care that I get up around 7AM on weekdays, drive to work around 9, stay there until 5, and then drive home?
On weekends they will see me going to Target and the grocery store. Sometimes another store. Sometimes I go to visit my family in another city.
I really don't care if people have that information. Many people (not me) post that information freely on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
There are some future situations in which I might care that I am being tracked. If that were the case, it's highly unlikely I would bring a phone with me.
Would I prefer not to be tracked? Probably. Does it bother me that I am being tracked? Nope.
I suspect these views line up with the majority of people in the US.
Why would anyone care that I get up around 7AM on weekdays
No one does. But let's assume you suddenly won the lottery. Now a lot of people care, and they're able to perfectly plan when exactly to rob your house as you are gone.
Just because you have no self-esteem doesn't mean other important people shouldn't have rights.
I wonder how many of the 16-million East Germans had this same utopian outlook on it..
Edit: While things are "good", I'm sure you and a lot of others don't see an issue. But you're giving yourself a lot of rope to be hung on if ever things become hard.
I guess my view of the situation is that the massive collection of data only becomes a problem in situations where we can absolutely not trust our government, and if things get that bad then we have much bigger problems than the government having a lot of data about us. At that point they don't need evidence of wrongdoing to drag people into the street and shoot them, so it doesn't matter to me if they have it.
Sorry. In your years of volunteering with the homeless you rubbed shoulders with the wrong people. Our data says you are Islamofilic. Please present yourself at the interrogation booth March 1st 2025. That's why.
At that point, what's to stop them from forcing me to present myself at the interrogation booth anyways? Does it matter if they have data "proving" that I've done something wrong, or if they just make it up?
Yes, I am greatly bothered by it, especially because I am not aware of the extent that my information is being distributed.
On the one hand, I opt-in to location tracking for apps and services such as Google services, because I genuinely believe that I benefit greatly from location-targeted information. On the other hand, I would opt out of any other location tracking of my cellphone to companies that I do not see the benefit of having. I want fraud-protection and no liability when it comes to fraudulent purchases (opt-in for credit card companies and banks), but I don't want the government/Facebook/retailers/insurers to have this access without permission.
I'm not the person you're asking this question to, but I thought I'd reply anyways.
No, it doesn't really bother me. Why would anyone care that I get up around 7AM on weekdays, drive to work around 9, stay there until 5, and then drive home?
On weekends they will see me going to Target and the grocery store. Sometimes another store. Sometimes I go to visit my family in another city.
I really don't care if people have that information. Many people (not me) post that information freely on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter.
There are some future situations in which I might care that I am being tracked. If that were the case, it's highly unlikely I would bring a phone with me.
Would I prefer not to be tracked? Probably. Does it bother me that I am being tracked? Nope.
I suspect these views line up with the majority of people in the US.
No one does. But let's assume you suddenly won the lottery. Now a lot of people care, and they're able to perfectly plan when exactly to rob your house as you are gone.
Just because you have no self-esteem doesn't mean other important people shouldn't have rights.
I wonder how many of the 16-million East Germans had this same utopian outlook on it..
Edit: While things are "good", I'm sure you and a lot of others don't see an issue. But you're giving yourself a lot of rope to be hung on if ever things become hard.
I guess my view of the situation is that the massive collection of data only becomes a problem in situations where we can absolutely not trust our government, and if things get that bad then we have much bigger problems than the government having a lot of data about us. At that point they don't need evidence of wrongdoing to drag people into the street and shoot them, so it doesn't matter to me if they have it.
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Sorry. In your years of volunteering with the homeless you rubbed shoulders with the wrong people. Our data says you are Islamofilic. Please present yourself at the interrogation booth March 1st 2025. That's why.
At that point, what's to stop them from forcing me to present myself at the interrogation booth anyways? Does it matter if they have data "proving" that I've done something wrong, or if they just make it up?
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