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Its looking a bit hyprocitical here to be honest. If you use websites in the web today, you are sending data for sure unless you use a adblocker that blocks ana
by andrewvijay 10y ago
Its looking a bit hyprocitical here to be honest. If you use websites in the web today, you are sending data for sure unless you use a adblocker that blocks analytics as well. Brew collecting data this way is unethical but complaining about these things these days is not going to do any change to be honest.
I would be glad if the people who complain about this dont use any websites that collect data without giving any control to the user. But we all know the real deal.
- blub 10y agoSure, let's not complain. Because being a pushover is the secret to success in life. All the benefits and rights we have today were gained because our ancestors didn't fight for them and shrug their shoulders.
- andrewvijay 10y agoNo dont take it the wrong way. But what are you fighting against? The entire web? You can but you have to understand that the scale is so massive that we can't do anything unless its becomes a massive movement throughout the world. But really? A movement for privacy? No chance. Its simply a first world problem. In my country we have around 22,000 people dying everyday in hunger. Privacy wont even be heard here. So its near impossible.
- svens_ 10y ago> unless you use a adblocker that blocks analytics as well Who on Hacker News doesn't? At least on the desktop (where you use brew) this is a matter of a few clicks and an essential security measure.
- andrewvijay 10y agoI don't think we can assume that. My colleague sitting right next to me uses HN often and brew as well. He doesn't have an adblocker and watches youtube with ads. FFS!!