As we sort of all knew or suspected, Big Tech has been conducting mass surveillance so that it can monetise information about our browsing, shopping & reading habits....
So what we need to do is hit them on the bottom line.
As Epic global privacy counsel, Calli Schroeder concludes: 'Companies have repeatedly shown that their priority is profit & they will only take consumer protection & privacy issues seriously when failing to do so affects that profit'!
#Bigtech
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/sep/19/social-media-companies-surveillance-ftc
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