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To be clear, I'm annoyed as a user too. Partly by the discrepancy between the claim that I now have control over my data, but can't actually use it since the sm
by anfogoat 8y ago
To be clear, I'm annoyed as a user too. Partly by the discrepancy between the claim that I now have control over my data, but can't actually use it since the small independently run services can't accept my data even if I wanted them to, because that acceptance comes with a set of requirements that are prohibitive, and which I, the user, would not want in this instance. However, judging by some of the other responses, I might be wrong about the effects on independently run services (and I'm happy to be).
I'm going to ignore the part about my supposed true colors in respect to user privacy. Too tired.
- bulatb 8y agoA system that preserves freedom—not your freedom in every particular case, but the prevalence of freedom in general for people in general—must restrict your freedom to give yours away. You're not allowed to sell yourself to slavers, even if you want to. Slavers can't exist at all. It's understood that if they did, the slavers would exploit your "freedom" to create a world where, in reality, the circumstances leave you no alternative except to "freely choose" to be a slave.