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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 7 months ago by chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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It is something to always take into consideration and not forget.

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[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 7 months ago

The purpose of these corporate white papers is to inform (impress) potential customers of actual issues. It demonstrates knowledge and implies that the company has the ability to leverage their product or service to meet whatever the challenge is.

I wouldn't say boulder-sized because the meat of the article is true, but yes a bit of skepticism is always useful.