Reply to post: Re: "people already hand over masses of info to private firms"...

First it was hashtags – now Amber Rudd gives us Brits knowledge on national ID cards

Ben Tasker

Re: "people already hand over masses of info to private firms"...

> I rather fear that the reality is that you have handed over more data than you think.

The wise position for any privacy-conscious person to take is to assume that that is in fact true. They've already collected unknown data, so be aware that anything you let slip - however innocuous - could be used in combination with that unknown data.

For me, it's basically the same mindset as when dealing with security systems. It's not IF there's a breach, it's WHEN.

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