Toyota, Progressive Insurance, and a data analytics firm are now being accused of collecting detailed personal driving information without proper consent

  • OshagHennessey@lemmy.world
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    6 hours ago

    The best example I’ve heard is, if I wait outside your house and follow you around everywhere you go, every single time you leave the house, even though you’re “in public,” that’s still a crime and it’s called “stalking.”

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      5 hours ago

      Even searching for someone obsessively online and being a little TOO interested in them online is cyberstalking.

      The line there is different than in off-line settings, but it does exist. Someone who is a fan of an entertainer and likes all of their online posts is one thing, but a person who has plans that involve harassment is something else.

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      5 hours ago

      Precisely right. We should press charges against all the big tech companies for stalking us.