Consumers Kinda, Sorta Care About Their Data (axios.com)

A full 81% of consumers say that in the past year they've become more concerned with how companies are using their data, and 87% say they've come to believe companies that manage personal data should be more regulated, according to a survey out Monday by IBM's Institute for Business Value. From a report: They aren't totally convinced they should care about how their data is being used, and many aren't taking meaningful action after privacy breaches, according to the survey. Despite increasing data risks, 71% say it's worth sacrificing privacy given the benefits of technology. [...] Despite increasing awareness of privacy and security breaches, most consumers aren't taking consequential action to protect their personal data. Fewer than half (45%) report that they've updated privacy settings, and only 16% stopped doing business with an entity due to data misuse.

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Necessary evils

[140Mandak262Jamuna]

Corporate behavior like this is the reason why we need personal injury lawyers. Unsafe products were sold rampantly. No unsafe services are being "sold" rampantly. A few people suffering losses, some shyster getting a multi million dollar award, might eventually bring about some changes... may be... in 20 years...

I don't care

[rsilvergun]

Data privacy is so far down the list of problems in my life it barely registers.

Maybe it's different in Europe & Canada, but in the US we aren't guaranteed healthcare (and I have friends who struggle daily to get the medicine they need to live), inflation's about 4.5% on necessities (food, healthcare, rent, insurance, tuition, etc) but pay raises top out around 3% if you're very, very lucky, my government's actively involved in 8 wars, working on 9 and 10 and using the debt from those wars as an excuse for why they can't pay for us all to have healthcare. Oh, and my taxes just went up this year.

The rich and powerful have much, much better ways to oppress me than invading my privacy. Any talk of it is just a side show from much, much bigger problems.

Re:I don't care

[Opportunist]

You should vote a party in that ends those wars and gets more social equality going in your country!

Oh. Wait. You can't.

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

[lionchild]

Part of the issue is that there are some entities, we're not actually doing business with, like the Credit Bureau, whom we can't stop giving them our data. Even if we stop using credit cards, they still collect data from bills we pay by check or with cash, because our sewer, electric, gas, etc... reports our on-time payments to them.

Recent reports show that even when they don't want it, app makers are reporting data to Facebook, and Facebook is having to report they're getting personal data they don't want, including medical and finical-related data. It's easy to see that people are disillusioned with the idea they can protect themselves altogether. And if they can't do that, why not have the benefits of the services, at least, if they're going to have your data anyway?

That's a "Both Sides are Bad" argument

[rsilvergun]

milktoast centrism is what got us Hilary Clinton and in turn Donal Trump. The actual left, as a matter of policy, opposes US military intervention policies.

As for North Korea, it depends on what Kim wants. Trump has already shown with Syria that he's laughably bad at negotiations. There's a story of him "negotiating" with Ed McMahon and, after talking for a few hours walking out with nothing and Ed getting everything. A guy like Kim, who has managed to survive his father's death, is going to run rings around Trump. Just like Putin did.

Re:Almost nobody cares

[Actually, I do RTFA]

You don't care about the data you use with those services. For instance, you left out LinkedIn. That's because LinkedIn is primarily used to post your resume, build a professional network, and write blog posts about how important you are. All that data is explicitly opted into.