15 Deep Philosophy Quotes of “Epictetus”

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1. “Any person capable of angering you becomes your master."

- Epictetus
2. “Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself."

- Epictetus
3. “Don't just say that you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better."

- Epictetus
4. “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will."

- Epictetus
5. “Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it."

- Epictetus
6. “He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."

- Epictetus
7. “It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows."

- Epictetus
8. “Devote the rest of your life to making progress."

- Epictetus
9. “He who is not satisfied with a little is satisfied with nothing."

- Epicurus
10. “We cannot choose our external circumstances, but we can always choose how we respond to them."

- Epictetus
11. “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?"

- Epictetus
12. “It's not things that upset us but our judgments about things."

- Epictetus
13. “No man is free who is not master of himself."

- Epictetus
14. “The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best."

- Epictetus
15. “If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be."

- Epictetus
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It's all in French, but if you're up for it you can read:
• Their blog post (lacks the most interesting details):
https://t.co/PHkDcOT1hy
• Their high-level legal decision: https://t.co/hwpiEvjodt
• The full notification: https://t.co/QQB7rfynha

I've read it so you needn't!

Vectaury was collecting geolocation data in order to create profiles (eg. people who often go to this or that type of shop) so as to power ad targeting. They operate through embedded SDKs and ad bidding, making them invisible to users.

The @CNIL notes that profiling based off of geolocation presents particular risks since it reveals people's movements and habits. As risky, the processing requires consent — this will be the heart of their assessment.

Interesting point: they justify the decision in part because of how many people COULD be targeted in this way (rather than how many have — though they note that too). Because it's on a phone, and many have phones, it is considered large-scale processing no matter what.