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Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada

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747 points empressplay | 2 comments | 06 Nov 24 23:04 UTC | HN request time: 0.438s | source
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joshdavham ◴[06 Nov 24 23:38 UTC] No.42071299[source]▶
> "Most people can say, 'Why is it a big deal for a teenager now to have their data [on TikTok]?' Well in five years, in 10 years, that teenager will be a young adult, will be engaged in different activities around the world,"

I’m technically Gen-Z (but just barely) and this is something that really worries me. It’s become increasingly normal in recent times to share absolutely everything online but I’ve got a pretty grim feeling that this isn’t gonna end well. People don’t realize that the AI’s being trained on your data today will act as an internet history that you can never delete.

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gerdesj ◴[06 Nov 24 23:56 UTC] No.42071493[source]▶
"As ye sow, so ye shall reap"! errm, soz for the Biblical ref.

If everyone is spewing (sorry ... sharing) pics on TikTok, X and co then you won't stand out from the crowd. Unless those pics involve something too controversial.

I have an internet history that stretches back to Compuserve and I've always used my real name, which may or may not have been a good idea. Many years ago I decided not to give myself a silly pseudonym because I thought it would be futile and counter productive.

  Cheers
  wonky231
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drawkward ◴[07 Nov 24 00:24 UTC] No.42071743[source]▶
So which of these is your real name?

Gerdesj? Or Wonky231?

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1. gerdesj ◴[07 Nov 24 00:40 UTC] No.42071882[source]▶
My real name is knobbly223
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2. gerdesj ◴[07 Nov 24 23:46 UTC] No.42082454[source]▶
One of my g-g-g-g-grandads was called Joz Gerder. His boy was originally called Johann Henrich Gerder. I am obviously an immigrant!

Joz rocked up to the UK from Germany and married someone - records unavailable for birth and death dates, let alone anything else. John Henry (as he became) has dates: ca 1819-1851 (possibly 32 years old). It is thought that he died from "lacerated wounds" after punching a window and injuring his hand during a drunken brawl.

I can go back 14 generations on some branches (thickets really, not a tree!) of the family. I'm not only a German immigrant but also Cornish, Devonian, Cumbrian, various flavours of Scottish and obviously Irish (both Northern and the Republic).

Anyway, that should give you a clue as to my real name!