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Guardian piece mocks tech firms' 'accept some bad things' privacy stance

Original: thanks @ TheGuardian for this piece. “accept some bad things” is an interesting privacy policy lol 😆 hacks and misuse ma

A Guardian article on privacy is drawing attention after it highlighted how companies effectively ask users to "accept some bad things", treating hacks and data misuse as an unavoidable part of using their services. Commenters are ridiculing the framing and urging sceptics to take matters into their own hands by encrypting sensitive files themselves and keeping them in personal vaults rather than trusting platforms.

Why now: The article's framing of hacks and misuse as an acceptable trade-off struck a nerve amid ongoing concerns over data privacy.

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• thanks @ TheGuardian for this piece. “accept some bad things” is an interesting privacy policy lol 😆 hacks and misuse may become part of the package = please upload your personal life accordingly our proposal for the sceptics: encrypt your sensitive stuff yourself, use vaults… · chryptorlabs · 3

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