ELI5; Why is selling data such a big deal?

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Obviously sensitive information like addresses, credit cards, etc. should be protected, but I don’t understand why it’s considered a big deal when companies sell other data? Don’t they just sell things like how much time you spent staring at a picture before you scrolled?

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Your doctor could snitch on you (for money) by telling your insurance “well, FormalSad7802 got their 3rd case of diarrhea this year already, clearly this is not a healthy person or a person that’s not making healthy choices” and then your insurance could raise your insurance premium, even though you just had bad luck this year and it’s totally not your fault.

This is bad for you.

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