• what is data harvesting? It’s a process of storing personal data from the users who uses online softwares, android apps and other online services.
  • why data harvesting terabytes of data? what is the incentive here? why fill up terabytes of storage with personal data of users? Big companies do this data collection to target you with personalized ads and also to sell your data to data brokers
  • Most people says “well i don’t have anything to hide so i don’t care” - but a person could have a embarrassing mental sickness like schizophrenia or OCD etc, and private stuff that shouldn’t be disclosed. Just because someone has things that they prefer to keep secret that doesn’t mean we are doing something criminal.

feel free to tell me what I should change or add to this? Thanks in advance!

  • jupiter2643@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’m reminded of this:

    Snowden added that people who use the “I have nothing to hide” line don’t understand the basic foundation of human rights. “Nobody needs to justify why they ‘need’ a right,” he said. “The burden of justification falls on the one seeking to infringe upon the right.”

    If one person chooses to disregard his right to privacy, that doesn’t automatically mean everyone should follow suit, either. “You can’t give away the rights of others because they’re not useful to you,” Snowden said. “More simply, the majority cannot vote away the natural rights of the minority.”

    We also see the willingness of companies like ring to hand over footage to law enforcement without the consent of the camera’s “owner”.

    We see Facebook making shadow profiles for people who never signed up based on data from people who know them.

    We see state attorneys general in the US subpeana apps that track periods to enforce anti-abortion measures.

    Having nothing to hide falsely supposes a just system of governance. Data collected from you could put others at risk, and could put you at risk whenever the law decides.

    Also… These companies mishandle our data all the time. The 2024 at&t data breach comes to mind.