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A place to discuss privacy and freedom in the digital world.

Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Privacy enthusiasts, what made you start? (pawb.social)

submitted 1 year ago by ellioswa@pawb.social to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My privacy journey started with a YouTube video by SomeOrdinaryGamers about the Club Penguin Online doxing situation in 2020. Then, through Techlore and other YouTubers, I learned about private browsers, VPNs, password managers, Linux, FOSS, and more. What made you start?

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[–] weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When I was on Quora one day I saw an advertisement for DuckDuckGo, "Google tracks you, we don't." I quickly began researching it and decided I should rip out as much of Google out of my life as possible.

The ads I've hated so much teached me about the importance of online privacy.

[–] ellioswa@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

I feel so proud seeing thise billboards as I drive by! Represent! ✊