Why is anyone interested in anything?

My nephew was obsessed with Teslas a few years ago. I asked him why, his response? The indicators can be set to make fart noises.

My 7 year old daughter and I watch Mark’s videos together and they have helped to spark her interest in engineering & science.

That Flash movie had 3 different Batmen!

My 7 year old likes it. I can watch it without wanting to gouge my own eyes out. 2 thumbs up.

The theme song to The Raccoons really is an 80s banger.

https://knowyourmeme.com/videos/82210-robocop-on-a-unicorn

Perry Bible Fellowship is the best Web comic. Been reading it on/off for what must be 20 years now.

Anecdotal, but I don’t see the rush to downvote legit opinions because people disagree with them. Lemmy seems a lot more chill at present.

Oh I agree. My original comment was adding to the one preceeding mine, not a direct response to the article. Yes, the US needs GDPR, despite it making aspects of my job annoying I am glad it exists.

From the article: “Firms say this data is anonymized but the truth is that it can easily be de-anonymized. The data brokerage industry is pretty much totally unregulated, allowing for an assortment of unsavory customers to buy Americans’ data willy nilly.”

Isn’t this the real issue and not the headline? US really needs GDPR.

I can’t comment on that! Just that phone data is very valuable for transportation modelling!

Unfortunately, I am the boot in this case.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/662948/utilising-mobile-network-data.pdf

74 page document about mobile phone data and transportation modeling.

Origin destination data from cell phones is useful for fairly obvious reasons.

Americans: we will cry foul online until we get an adequate transportation system.

Also Americans: we will cry foul online if you try to collect the data that you need to plan a transportation system.

Just one example of how phone data is useful.