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How do I convince normies to protect their privacy? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by idanay@lemmy.zip to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Often times, I tell people to what extend big tech is willing to hurt people, to collect more and more money, as in data! And the reaction is… disappointing. They either don’t care, sometimes even making jokes, or don’t get over the inconvenience of switching.

If I tell them that that some of those privacy apps, like brave compared to chrome, is more convenient, they don’t care. If I tell them that they hurt themselves by using big tech, like TikTok, they don’t care. If I tell them that their use of those apps hurt others, they don’t care.

I don’t think I am convincing enough. So what can I tell them?

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[–] twoBrokenThumbs@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

You can't control or convince others.

What you can do is live your best life and let them know it. Not in an annoying way, but in a real way.

How many conversations do I hear about spam calls or text messages? Everybody hates them and they get in on this commonality thing of yeah we all hate that it sucks. Then I bust out with a, yeah I'm glad I don't really deal with that anymore... Wait what? I have a solution?

Then I break it down, and I'm very clear my measures are not for the faint of heart. But its a spectrum and there's some low hanging fruit they can do to dramatically change things from where they are. Do they do it? No. But they now know there is a better way and acknowledge it, then actively choose not to do it.

Does that change anything? Yes and no. No, nothing technically changed. But yes, they understand a little more now. So now they don't treat you like a crazy person or if you say you'd rather not use WhatsApp or whatever they aren't so insistent that this is all you being weird.

Stop making it a confrontation is my point. That makes you the bad guy. You're not, the companies and governments are. Let them see that.