#selling data

Have you ever heard of Cambridge Analytica?

It was a company that used data from a survey to psychologically profile over 80 million Facebook users, determined their political beliefs, and (in the case of the brexit referendum ) used the data they'd collected to directly target individual people who were unsure of their stance on it with propaganda to leave the EU.

They also used this data to assist the presidency campaign of Donald Trump.

All without the people who took the survey ever knowing that their data could wind up in the hands of Donald Trumps presidential campaign. All without the consent of the Facebook friends of people who took the survey, who didn't even consent to having their data used in the survey.

So yeah, data privacy matters, because your personal data could literally be used to feed you propaganda. Because it could be used by corporates to influence general political opinions, vote results, et cetera.

And let's be honest, do you really want your data in the hands of big companies where it can be potentially leaked?

There is also a way to protect your data.

Go onto your blog, and follow these steps:

This is so wack, super wack, insanely wack, diabolically wack, preposterously wack. SMFH.

Tumblr is now going selling user data now to train soulless AI databases. That's right, your data will be sold to train AI databases for OpenAI and Midjourney.

ByteDance, the company behind TikTok, also owns other popular apps like Lemon8 and CapCut. TikTok itself emerged after ByteDance acquired and merged with the app Musical.ly in 2018, creating a global social media powerhouse. (Note: Musical.ly was a separate app, not Vine, which was owned by Twitter and shut down in 2017.) The U.S. government's scrutiny of TikTok and similar apps is not just about individual platforms but is part of a broader effort to address potential security risks posed by technology companies based in adversarial nations, such as China and Russia. These concerns stem from laws in these countries, like China's National Intelligence Law, which can compel companies to share data with their governments.

Another major Chinese company under scrutiny is Tencent, a tech and entertainment giant with stakes in numerous video game companies. Tencent fully owns Riot Games (League of Legends, Valorant), has a significant minority stake in Epic Games (Fortnite), and collaborates with Activision on Call of Duty: Mobile. Tencent also has ownership in mobile gaming leader Supercell and a variety of other entertainment and tech platforms.

The U.S. government, including agencies like the Department of Justice and Department of Defense, has raised concerns about Tencent's connections to the Chinese government and military. While no bans have been enacted yet, Tencent's global reach in gaming and entertainment makes it a potential target for further investigation, as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate.

In my view, this isn't actually rooted in data or a legitimate security risk. It appears to be more about American companies being outcompeted on a global stage. However, the security risk argument serves as a convenient precedent (much like the rhetoric around terrorism and WMDs) for justifying aggressive actions that align with specific political agendas, such as those laid out in Project 2025.

Project 2025, as part of the broader "America First" agenda, proposes significant rollbacks on progressive policies implemented over the past four decades. These include restrictions on media, video games, women's rights, immigration reforms, and minority rights. While framed as promoting national security and traditional values, these measures align with a broader conservative agenda aimed at reshaping cultural and economic landscapes in favor of nationalist priorities.

i opened a few just to check them out, because i normally read most emails i get, and i didn’t know they could tell you opened them

they sent more emails telling me that they are sending recruitment packets to my house