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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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NPR: Your data is everywhere. The government is buying it without a warrant (www.npr.org)

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[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@slrpnk.net 28 points 1 day ago

It is one of the big lies of capitalist countries like the U.S.

"Don't worry [CITIZEN ID] you have rights! The constitution says you do"

But then everyone is coerced to working for companies that are closer to miniature dictatorship kingdoms, with some of them being more powerful than "legitimate" governments.