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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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submitted 10 months ago by clot27@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Oh, so it's not like "person is on their computer" or "person is on their iPhone"? That's what I was imagining and that can obviously be problematic, since some devices would be location bound, and you might not want someone to know your location. Also if it identifies your device, then it's another avenue for bullying (apparently kids get bullied for not having iPhones) and some potential security risks.