In the context of VPNs for example. Some VPNs store and provide information about what sites you go to third parties. Third parties analyze it and figure out what adds to show you. Hmm… then let them show me those adds they want to show me. I do hate adds as a whole and use an add blocker, thus. But I couldn’t care less what particular type of adds they show me, they are still adds.

Someone knows what sites I go, what then. If someone curiously inquired me on this type of information I’d tell them without giving a second thought. Incomparably larger amount of data I put out just by making comments and posts.

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      Ahh “this doesn’t affect me”, the pinnacle of enlightened politics

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      Can you guarantee that everything legal you do now will remain legal next year? In 10 years? In 30? Data storage is cheap…

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      In the UK you have more to worry about. Encryption is threatened under your government, and that poses a much larger potential for data collection and misuse.