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geriksonyesterday at 6:01 PM4 repliesview on HN

There's also the possibility that we, as consumers, demand that the political system solves this issue with robust privacy legilsation that prohibits any entity from tracking our phones.


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pocksuppetyesterday at 6:04 PM

Not all political systems respond to consumer demand.

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philipallstaryesterday at 6:05 PM

We could also demand that the government doesn't use the location data from private companies without a warrant, but elections aren't often granular enough to satisfy individual requirements. Better to figure out a way to create and use a competitor that doesn't do this to you.

pessimizeryesterday at 7:42 PM

Why don't you "demand" a pony while you're at it?

everdriveyesterday at 6:35 PM

>There's also the possibility that we, as consumers, demand that the political system solves this issue

This will never happen, but good luck.

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