BenFeb 3, 2024
Dan Gillmor
One key reason that Americans don't understand the privacy dangers in their use of technology is that about 99% of product coverage doesn't consider privacy as a feature. Tech journalists care about privacy only on rare occasions, and it's drowned out by cheerleading.
Feb 3, 2024 at 6:22pmWeb
Show threadMastodon MigrationFeb 3, 2024

@dangillmor

There is a fundamental discrepancy between how privacy is regarded, covered and appreciated between the US and EU.

European's have much better privacy protections than US citizens through #GDPR.

The US desperately needs similar internet privacy rights laws, to rein in surveillance capitalism run amok.

See this explainer for more details on GDPR: https://mastodon.online/@mastodonmigration/111835089920720731

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What is #GDPR? The EU's General Data Protection Regulation are laws governing what tech companies can do with your personal data. "Everyone in the EU has the right to: - the protection of personal data concerning him or her - access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified" https://commission.europa.eu/aid-development-cooperation-fundamental-rights/your-rights-eu/know-your-rights/freedoms/protection-personal-data_en The US has no such broad federal level privacy protection laws, leaving industry much more able to collect and exploit your personal information.

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Show threadVivien (dentelle & numérique)Feb 3, 2024
@mastodonmigration @dangillmor I don’t think there are many differences. The rule is always that people want to protect their privacy, but this is expressed as “people want to protect their privacy from foreign surveillance”. In the US, the discussion is about evil China spying on americans (see: tiktok). In the EU, it is evil USA spying on europeans.
Show threadnetop://ウィビFeb 3, 2024
@dangillmor Wow…when put in this perspective…hang on, mind is blown. I'm definitely going to tout the benefits of privacy in my own product offerings in the future.
Show threadJon S. von TetzchnerFeb 4, 2024

@dangillmor

I agree that focus on privacy is missing. Most are currently using browsers that build profiles of them locally or in the cloud. Maybe if people knew about that, they would choose other options?

There is at times focus on whether a browser has a tracker blocker or an an blocker, but that is only part of the story.

Show threadreboot46Feb 4, 2024
@dangillmor @snazzyq thoughts?