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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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Automakers Sold Driver Data for Pennies, Senators Say (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Pirate party is a legitimate party in many countries. Its not a joke. They fight for human rights and data protection laws.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/
https://digitalcourage.social/@echo_pbreyer

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thank you for further context. I would love to see this spread. Privacy in the US is like smoking in the 50's, we all know, but no one cares because the cancer hasn't metastasized yet.