Privacy

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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

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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I didn't realize my LG TV was spying on me until I turned off this setting (www.pocket-lint.com)

submitted 1 day ago by greenbelt@lemy.lol to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Smart TVs with an internet connection: Lets grab screenshots and send them to cooperate analysis advertisement department.

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[–] oeuf@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 hours ago

I see. I guess I don't use some of the technology that others do, so I probably don't have this problem to the same extent others would.