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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Yes, I have. I'm not interested in politics or anything serious really and read only genre fiction, like SF, fantasy, mysteries etc. The day genre fiction is declared illegal is the day I'm going to step off the Earth, so I won't care then either. As to cancel culture, I couldn't care less what random strangers think of me and my habits. Chances are I won't even learn about their opinions, as I don't use any social media at all, and the only forum I visit is MR.
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I can think of three major concerns with regards to privacy. First is to prevent fraud, i.e. you don't want someone using your credit card or applying for a credit card with your identity. Second, you don't want your friends, family and neighbors to know about certain activities or purchases. Third, you don't what the powers that be tracking what you are doing.
One issue with the cancel culture (or the powers that be tracking you) that you may not be considering is mis-identification. Here in the US, there are plenty of people who find themselves on the no fly list because they have the same name as someone else. For that matter, there are a number of cases where the cancel culture has doxed the wrong person. Not much you can do from a privacy point of view about that, but it would be a real pain if it happened to you.
IMPO, the biggest issue with the powers that be is bad profiling. Maybe they assume that anyone buying Zombie Apocalypse books is some right wing survivalist and is a danger. Or maybe they think that anyone who buys ammo and freeze dried foods is a right wing survivalist. Maybe you searched for QAnon to see what everyone was talking about.