• Rentlar@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    I’m sure the Army Protective Services Batallion has the Navy Seals Copypasta ready on a hotkey to anyone making a negative remark about army generals.

    On a more serious note, it should be an expectation at this point that anything you post in a public forum is a potential target for surveillance and spying. Anything you share to friends is only as private as you can trust them to keep confidential.

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      I think it’s important to highlight that it’s not just public information but they are using information to pinpoint your location when you post negative things about army generals.

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        1 year ago

        Very true. Beyond IP tracking, these organizations can conduct “legal stalking” by purchasing personal data from brokers.

        The one thing was a little surprising to me was that mobile ad sites used GPS location, doesn’t seem necessary to serve ads. But why voluntarily reduce the profitability of your business I suppose?