• Jackthelad@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If you don’t want to be tracked, you shouldn’t own a smartphone.

    Because let’s face it, you’re never going to be able to stop it unless you get rid of all your tech.

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      1 year ago

      Imo it should be a choice whether we are tracked for monetary gains or not, and not a necessary evil. But with most basic services/devices you are not even presented with that choice. E.g. when buying a phone.

      And if you do have a choice, sometimes accessibility is restricted so much that you can’t participate in our networked society.

      I think we have to find ways to provide access to the most basic services with a minimum of tracking. Anything else should still be an option of course.

      How to achieve this? I don’t know. But EU regulations certainly wouldn’t hurt for now.