Our Sneaky Phones
The list goes on. No wonder I don't read it.
She says, "The first step before downloading an app, take a look at their permissions, see what information they're collecting."
I'm just not going to bother.
But she did convince me to delete some apps, pointing out that if I want the app later, I can always reinstall it.
"We think that we need an app for every interaction we do with a business. We don't realize what we give up as a result."
"They already have all my data. What's the point of going private now?" I ask.
"Privacy comes down to choice," She replies. "It's not that I want everything that I do to remain private. It's that I deserve to have the right to selectively reveal to the world what I want them to see. Currently, that's not the world."
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