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This company is far more dangerous than FB. They masquerade as a public service but are nothing more than a data mining trick to cull PII from as many as possible. I have read it described as Twitter for old people, but to me, its where the dumbest and the most gullible seem to hang. Its really a site for 'Karen's' to whine and complain about the most asinine things... But its their underlying business model that is atrocious. IMHO its the worst social media outlet around.

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No doubt it’s a data vacuuming powerhouse. Likely on the level of Facebook... but they are not only about complainers. It’s like a town square. You get a heads up to what’s going on. Changes, news, public issues, etc. it’s useful but with some drawbacks.

My problem isnt the community, its the way they trick people into signing up and how they then collect and sell the data.

Many people actually think ND is a public service. And this article is a big reason as to why that is... IMHO we should not have these types of entities in bed with local municipalities as it erodes both the public's trust and also undermines the sanctity of government.

I agree with what you said. I do think there should be some linkage enabling law enforcement to interact with users but not misrepresent that as the ND being part of the PD. It’s a connector. You can reach out to your PD right there, provide footage of applicable, etc.

This. Looking back I signed up for it thinking it is a local service provided by the library ( it is my bad for not actually reading ), which was reaffirmed by welcome package being hand delivered by the library official near me.

Don't get me wrong. I like it, but it feels like I was tricked into providing them with my real information.

It’s worth reading the privacy policy: https://legal.nextdoor.com/us-privacy-policy-2020/ Not seeing any PII disclosure.

They collect and require your name and your actual home address (and they verify these) all as part of their required registration. What could be more PII than that? Seriously. What?

Right that makes sense that you need your name and address to verify. I’m not seeing the part where they sell that. That’s what I meant by “disclosure”. Sorry for the confusion.

My guess is that the TOS and PP are separated and offer different levels of disclosure based on "use"... For instance, going to ND.com is PP, using the service you agree to X,Y,Z...

I don't see where they sell that?

Also tbh I for this type of site I prefer real valid people than anonymous people. People being anonymous generates more noise than anything, take 4chan or reddit for example.

If you walked outdoors and talked to your neighbors, they'd see where you live.

And not a single one would spy on you, stalk you, sell your conversation or try and sell you some crappy item based on your voice let alone sell your photo as theirs... Real life is not filled with pervasive and creepy stalking nor does it require you to accept an ever changing contract just for the privilege of being outside..,

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