silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoBanning TikTok Won’t Keep Your Data Safe | Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.foreignpolicy.comexternal-linkmessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down123cross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eeprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1547arrow-down1external-linkBanning TikTok Won’t Keep Your Data Safe | Pompous billionaires, authoritarian regimes, and opaque oligarchs are hoarding our data. Only an alternative online ecosystem will stop them.foreignpolicy.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square63fedilinkcross-posted to: brainworms@lemm.eeprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·4 months agoCorrect. This was the big reason. Data is only important for micro targeting your propaganda.
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoAnd also for scams or other fraud campaigns. For me its hard to believe massive widespread “pig butchering” scams are being orchestrated by some random Chinese thugs with no affiliation.
minus-squareClinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoMicro targeting, like what trump has to do to keep from pissing on the floor.
Correct. This was the big reason. Data is only important for micro targeting your propaganda.
And also for scams or other fraud campaigns.
For me its hard to believe massive widespread “pig butchering” scams are being orchestrated by some random Chinese thugs with no affiliation.
Micro targeting, like what trump has to do to keep from pissing on the floor.