this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2024
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[–] ironcrotch@aussie.zone 12 points 7 months ago

Wow. Wtf.

“Profiling” is a specific type of activity under certain privacy laws, and generally refers to the automated processing of personal data to evaluate, analyze, or predict certain personal aspects about your performance at work, economic situation, health, personal preferences, interests, reliability, behavior, location, or movements.

[–] catch22@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

Thanks for the heads up!