• itsonlygeorge@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    It was a mistake to trust them with our data on the first place. We all got tempted with “free services” from google, Facebook, and all the rest.

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      To be clear, a lot of us didn’t trust any of them from the get-go; it’s just that it took a while for the rest of the world to understand why we didn’t trust them.

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        The rest of the world got conned into giving away their data for “free” email, a place to share photos, unlimited storage, and surveys on facebook that analyze your personality.

        Not to mention, free 30-day trials for every app and ad-supported video games in your phone.