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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoWhat if I’m also uncomfortable with the tech company knowing what country I’m a citizen of?
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoThey know it already. IP reveals general location.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoSure, and my IP is something I can control (VPN). I also travel, and I’m certainly not a citizen of each country I visit.
minus-squaredaniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoThis kind of control tend to be ip based, like cookies in the eu. So if they don’t know they won’t know. And if they know means that they knew. Nothing changes on that regard.
What if I’m also uncomfortable with the tech company knowing what country I’m a citizen of?
They know it already.
IP reveals general location.
Sure, and my IP is something I can control (VPN). I also travel, and I’m certainly not a citizen of each country I visit.
This kind of control tend to be ip based, like cookies in the eu. So if they don’t know they won’t know. And if they know means that they knew. Nothing changes on that regard.