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submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by BigBootyBoy@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Firstly, I'm not against privacy or anything, just ignorant. I do try to stay pretty private despite that.

I wanted to know what type of info (Corporations? Governments? Websites??) Typically get from you and how they use it and how that affects me.

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[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 57 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Just because you feel you may have nothing to hide now, doesnt mean that information could be very worth hiding in the future.

Governments change.

Laws change.

Dictators, autocrats, police states, abhors dissent. Free thought and peace of mind is what you're protecting.

[–] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Also: Saying you have nothing to hide is like saying you have nothing to say

[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

— Edward Snowden

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