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@design_RG Thanks Rob :) its a good book, my post doesn't do it justice.

Reading Permanent record, autobiography of Edward Snowden.There is an intresting bit when he talks about Intelligence agencies & tech industries.The very belief that they are entitled to their unilateral decision making based on data,makes them apolitical as data itself is just information.The idea of harmless surveilance or surveilance for greater good?
Makes me feel vulnerable when one pours out into the digital world,someone is just calling it data & putting a label on you & uses it in a way profitable to them.Imagine tweeting feeling sad tonight after a break up & netflix suggests me Always be my may be๐Ÿ˜ and Google suggests best shops that sell cookie dough near by.They know me too well.๐Ÿ™Š
Its like they put a label on my feeling & advertise it."swapy is sad & would probably eat cookie dough today & watch netflix๐Ÿ˜ฃ."
The otherside to this is the assumption that since I posted it, I gave them permission to use this data.But do most people even read the license agreement or data usage policies?People just click accept.I didnt agree to sell my sadness ๐Ÿ˜‘.These tech companies are merging all the time.Google has taken over so many that google knows more about me than I do.Its like If I die, the google me would go on living, inactive till they archive me.creepy digital existance?

This book is a gem.Especially for people from a country like India where the Data protection laws are virtually non existant.

@freemo @pschwede
That is true.I am a refugee and I feel happy & at home here :)

@Memeghnad
This is more fun, its like a blank slate.Lets talk sane

@freemo Thank you for such a warm welcome :), Nice to meet you too.sure would reach out to you for doubts.

Hi friends, First post here ๐Ÿ˜Š
I follow the moon :)

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