Exodus · by Brave Rider · 2026-10-15

What's the one thing that made you start caring about privacy?

Mine was getting an ad for something I'd only said out loud to my sister. Whether or not the mic was involved, I realised how much was being inferred about me. What was your 'huh' moment?

20 sparks · 8 comments

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Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

a data breach that exposed my address. suddenly it wasn't abstract

Noé Petit · 0 likes

same, breach emails made it real for me

Noé Petit · 2 likes

seeing how much my phone knew in the settings 'location history' page. a diary i never wrote

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

snowden stuff, back in the day. it changed how i thought about everything

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

honestly just curiosity. downloaded my data export and was horrified

Noé Petit · 2 likes

my 'huh' was realising free means i'm the product, at around 25. late but fine

Noé Petit · 0 likes

my kid's school photo showed up in a weird place online. that did it

Jonas Schneider · 2 likes

yikes. that would do it for anyone