eli5: how does selling data work? why exactly should i care about wether or not something is selling my data to others?
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People have commented the morally wrong but legal ways to use your data, but it has to be said that a lot of people buy your data and do outright illegal shit with it.
How do you think scam mails know your name sometimes?
I could just buy the health profile of cancer patients and send them all a mail advertising a miracle cure for just a few thousand bucks. Sure most wouldn’t fall for it, but I just need a couple to fall for it.
Data privacy is not only to protect you yourself, but also vulnerable people, like the old or gambling addicted, which can be specifically targeted with their information.
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