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"Most" being the operative word. "These improvements are unlikely to appease that minority of users that regard the mandatory telemetry as an unacceptable intr
by tunap 10y ago
"Most" being the operative word.
"These improvements are unlikely to appease that minority of users that regard the mandatory telemetry as an unacceptable intrusion..."
by "minority", I assume the author means those pesky, conscientous types who prefer not to have every action disseminated for exploitation. Analytics make the world a better place, and they can be abused as spyware... it all comes down to trust. MS's history speaks for itself.
- nathanaldensr 10y agoPrecisely. Let's paint privacy-conscious users (read: virtually all of humanity, given the choice) as the "minority." Let's make it seem like they are just an annoying vocal minority, complaining for the sake of complaining. This is just a basic marginalization tactic. Disgusting.
- shrimp_emoji 10y ago>privacy-conscious users (read: virtually all of humanity, given the choice) If only THAT were true.
- actsasbuffoon 10y agoMost people close the bathroom stall door before they poop. They appreciate privacy. I think a lot of non-technical people just don't understand how this relates to privacy, which is a different problem.
- nathanaldensr 10y agoThanks; this is what I was trying to say. I believe most, if not all, humans appreciate privacy and would value it over a lack of, given a clear and obvious choice.
- sametmax 10y agoThe real problem is they are right. We are a minority. Most people don't give a damn about it. We are talking about a world in which you can lie to presidency, ridicule yourself and the entire country and still people believe in you. So privacy ? It's not even on people's radar.
- pseudalopex 10y agoPeople accept data collection in part because of the lengths companies go to to hide, obscure, and spin it. Those efforts wouldn't be necessary if people truly didn't care.
- coldpie 10y agoPeter Bright is a huge Microsoft/closed source software proponent. All of his articles are about how MS and big software companies never do bad things. He even supported Oracle in their efforts to destroy the software industry by granting copyright status to APIs.