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What's wrong with them building a profile of me as long as I consented to it? Are you opposed to consenting agreements between willing adults and companies?

quickben 10y ago
Because, in 5 , 10, or 200 years. When societies (or rules) change, it will be used to discriminate or worse. "Whoever doesn't study history is doomed to repeat it.'
- patrickaljord 10y ago
  Well, if we have people willing to kill us based on the type of socks we like or porn we enjoy, we have a bigger problem than the fact that this information is being collected. It's not like people willing to kill for such ridiculous reasons would be stopped by the lack of available data. Crazies don't really care about fact and data in general. I think you're assuming a bit too much about them. Obligatory xkcd about it https://xkcd.com/792/ https://xkcd.com/792/
stephenr 10y ago
Well besides the creepy factor of what this data could be used for, the average user doesn't "consent" to it, because they have no idea it happens.
- patrickaljord 10y ago
  Then in this case the problem seems to be ignorance. Ignorant people will always find themselves in trouble though. Anyway, you still haven't proved that they wouldn't be ok with this even if aware of it. I've talked to many people about this and most were ok with it. I think you're assuming a lot here about what others care about. It seems like you have a problem with people consenting to things you don't like, just like homophobes have problems with gays because they personally don't like consenting to same sex intercourse and think gays are ignorant of some facts (they're going to hell etc), maybe people don't care or believe in these facts and are just enjoying themselves, ever thought of that? What's the problems if other people enjoy things you don't? Live and let live.

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What's wrong with them building a profile of me as long as I consented to it? Are you opposed to consenting agreements between willing adults and companies?

by patrickaljord 10y ago

quickben 10y ago
Because, in 5 , 10, or 200 years. When societies (or rules) change, it will be used to discriminate or worse. "Whoever doesn't study history is doomed to repeat it.'
- patrickaljord 10y ago
  Well, if we have people willing to kill us based on the type of socks we like or porn we enjoy, we have a bigger problem than the fact that this information is being collected. It's not like people willing to kill for such ridiculous reasons would be stopped by the lack of available data. Crazies don't really care about fact and data in general. I think you're assuming a bit too much about them. Obligatory xkcd about it https://xkcd.com/792/ https://xkcd.com/792/
stephenr 10y ago
Well besides the creepy factor of what this data could be used for, the average user doesn't "consent" to it, because they have no idea it happens.
- patrickaljord 10y ago
  Then in this case the problem seems to be ignorance. Ignorant people will always find themselves in trouble though. Anyway, you still haven't proved that they wouldn't be ok with this even if aware of it. I've talked to many people about this and most were ok with it. I think you're assuming a lot here about what others care about. It seems like you have a problem with people consenting to things you don't like, just like homophobes have problems with gays because they personally don't like consenting to same sex intercourse and think gays are ignorant of some facts (they're going to hell etc), maybe people don't care or believe in these facts and are just enjoying themselves, ever thought of that? What's the problems if other people enjoy things you don't? Live and let live.