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  1. Staying at a vacation rental with my family, and I've encountered a new kind of service. "Vacation Rental WiFi Marketing" provided by stayfi.com/

    I gave them a fake name and a burner email, but sheesh what a racket. I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to fingerprint anyone during a few days stay regardless 😬

    I'm sure the data harvested is worth way more to the company than to the rental provider $$$

    Guess I'll go offline and read a book instead.

    #Marketing #DataHarvesting

  2. 💓 Privacy-first social principles at play here - D.R.O.P. - Delete Request and Opt-out Platform.
    ❌ Let's say NO to surveillance data harvesting and commercial exploitation.

    #privacy #privacymatters #databroker #dataharvesting

  3. #California Sues Data-Harvesting Company #NPD , Enforcing Strict #Privacy Law - Slashdot

    California's attempt to regulate the industry inspired the nonprofit Consumer Reportsto create an app called #PermissionSlip that reveals what data companies collect and, for people in U.S. states, will "work with you to file a request, telling companies to stop selling your personal information."
    #dataharvesting #surveillance #tracking

    yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/2