Here’s another question with regard to the practical benefit of switching to a privacy phone:
If everyone you’re surrounded by looks at you like you have two heads when you discuss digital hygiene and the importance of privacy, and they have devices that are 100% leaky and in some cases, actively listening, aren’t you just giving up all the gains you realize by being cognizant of the privacy issues, by still leaking loads of metadata by proximity to others who aren’t?
Prime example. I was talking to my wife about an elderly relative who fell for those stupid AI generated “chair tai chi” ads on Fakebook, and was looking for a way to keep moving in a low impact way. He got ripped for a $58 monthly sub, quickly realized it was bullshit and didn’t read the fine print and got ripped for another month renewal before he could shut it down.
Not 3 hours after that chat I’m seeing ads for this stupid product on any YouTube feed that doesn’t have blocking enabled (other devices that others are using on a signed in basis). So an advertiser somewhere now thinks that I am interested in this product. And I have never actively searched it myself. Same thing goes with these stupid “learn to play guitar” programs. I was getting fed stuff like that simply because I have searched for some technical metal riff ideas on YouTube. I’ve been playing guitar for more than 30 years. I hardly need a fucking lesson on how to play a chromatic scale.
Anyway, back to the point. Aren’t a privacy phone’s benefits kind of negated by those who are in your day-to-day proximity who exercise zero digital hygiene? /end rant #asknostr
If everyone you’re surrounded by looks at you like you have two heads when you discuss digital hygiene and the importance of privacy, and they have devices that are 100% leaky and in some cases, actively listening, aren’t you just giving up all the gains you realize by being cognizant of the privacy issues, by still leaking loads of metadata by proximity to others who aren’t?
Prime example. I was talking to my wife about an elderly relative who fell for those stupid AI generated “chair tai chi” ads on Fakebook, and was looking for a way to keep moving in a low impact way. He got ripped for a $58 monthly sub, quickly realized it was bullshit and didn’t read the fine print and got ripped for another month renewal before he could shut it down.
Not 3 hours after that chat I’m seeing ads for this stupid product on any YouTube feed that doesn’t have blocking enabled (other devices that others are using on a signed in basis). So an advertiser somewhere now thinks that I am interested in this product. And I have never actively searched it myself. Same thing goes with these stupid “learn to play guitar” programs. I was getting fed stuff like that simply because I have searched for some technical metal riff ideas on YouTube. I’ve been playing guitar for more than 30 years. I hardly need a fucking lesson on how to play a chromatic scale.
Anyway, back to the point. Aren’t a privacy phone’s benefits kind of negated by those who are in your day-to-day proximity who exercise zero digital hygiene? /end rant #asknostr
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