why?

  • Christopher Baloney@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    the data they have on me isn’t the type to be useful to them

    do you have a phone?

    do you have a car that was manufactured after 2015?

    does your ISP know your real name?

    do you have a bank account?

    I guarantee you there’s already more of your data out there than you’re comfortable with.

    • R0cket_M00se@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Outside of the car (mines a 90’s model) none of that is even remotely avoidable even if you went totally FOSS. Your ISP still needs your info and you’ll still use some kind of bank or credit union.

      • Christopher Baloney@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        none of that is remotely avoidable

        is exactly the point I was trying to make to the guy who was like “I just use Linux and put a fake name on my GrubHub orders”

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          1 year ago

          A lot of it is definitely performative security theatre style sticking your head in the sand.