• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    22 hours ago

    There are some legitimate uses for them but I definitely think they should be locked down so that only people who actually have a legitimate need can find people.

    • ego@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      20 hours ago

      I don’t like data brokering in general, but they definitely need to crack down on de-anonymization.

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        18 hours ago

        Anonymous data sources are largely a myth. The idea you can have large sets of data remain anonymous is unrealistic. Once you have enough data points, it’s easy to de-anonymize almost any individual