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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Google is silently linking phone numbers across accounts — the privacy risks and how to stop them (www.androidauthority.com)

submitted 4 days ago by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53939468

One number, zero privacy?

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[–] inmate_p01135809@lemmy.world 17 points 4 days ago

Using Google services and being concerned about privacy is like asking an arsonist to guard your property from fires.