#PSA: posting photos and videos of your kids online ensures they'll never be able to meaningfully opt out of privacy invasion.
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at one point, i came upon my ex's 16 yr old son filling out a web form with email, cell phone, and address. it was for an in-n-out coupon.
when i pointed out that they would bombard him with ads, sell his info to other folks who would do the same, his response was depressing but pretty accurate.
"every moment of my life since birth has been on facebook, the internet, etc. they a'ready have my name, email, and current cell phone. i can't prevent it, i can't get this back. but at least this way, i get a free burger."
this was 15 years ago. hopefully parents are thinking a bit more about sharing everything about their kids on the internet. it doesn't have to be this way.
@paul_ipv6 that's really depressing.
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@paul_ipv6 that's really depressing.
@alice It is.
Still, it's worth remembering that data really does age. Fresh data is way more valuable to data brokers than old data, even if they still have that old data. So the more we stop continuously feeding them *more* data anew, the better our situation gets over time.
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