r/privacy • u/SecretFirst0309 • 2d ago
discussion Is convenience killing our Right to Privacy?
Most of us trade data for convenience every day, location tracking for maps, saving passwords in our browser, cloud backups for photos, and using autofill for payments. It feels harmless until we realise how much of our identity is stored on someone else’s servers.
Every device in our lives is quietly collecting data. Laws like GDPR and India’s new DPDP Act exist, but enforcement is patchy. Once your data leaks, there’s no way to “get it back”. It’s permanent exposure.
How do you balance privacy vs convenience? Do you use privacy-first tools or do you just accept that surveillance is a part of modern life?
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u/cheap_dates 2d ago
Big Data employees psychologists to figure out new and devious ways to get you to trade your civil liberties for the sake of convenience.
The problem with laws is that they often bypass the ballot box and are enacted to enable business interests.
You have to determine your own trade offs and be willing to push back or walk if it doesn't sound right. I have been on four class action lawsuits in the past year alone because of data breaches and I consider myself very privacy oriented. The only person who takes "your privacy seriously" is you. The rest is just corporate Happy Talk.