2026-06-18 19:49 UTC
journalists have taken a pass and accused me of scaremongering...
According to the Squarespace Privacy Policy, they sell user submitted data to LinkedIn, Instagram, Meta, Google Ads and many more ad partners...
Do you really want your boss knowing your HIV status? Or your health insurance company knowing your sexual history? 😞
Replies (3)
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@schrotthaufen@mastodon.social 2026-06-19 20:07
@handi@mastodon.ie You’re not crazy. They’re grossly negligent, imho.
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@paul@notnull.space 2026-06-19 20:13
@handi@mastodon.ie definitely not crazy. Would be a pretty small leap to link an advertising ID to a referrer URL. i mean that's typically how advertising on the internet works. Then, all of a sudden, they're seeing adverts for HIV treatment on other websites, and let's not even mention if it isn't their computer...
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@ireneista@adhd.irenes.space 2026-06-19 20:21
@handi@mastodon.ie we're an information privacy person and we absolutely believe that nobody should be okay with this the problem, as with so many violations of this nature, is that it's not news, everybody kind of already knows the situation is completely terrible. it doesn't drive clicks.