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> The tracking I detest, and I don't think the benefits are worth the cost to users. Then don't use those services. The choice is yours. Let other users assess
by ucaetano 8y ago
> The tracking I detest, and I don't think the benefits are worth the cost to users.
Then don't use those services. The choice is yours. Let other users assess the value for themselves.
- Rjevski 8y agoThis would work if there was actually a choice. Nowadays there is not - 99% of sites embed some kind of stalking scripts ranging from ads to Google Analytics or Facebook like buttons. This also doesn’t work given the masses have zero idea of the tracking that is happening and blindly trust Zuck’s lies on how Facebook respects their privacy. If people knew the extent of the tracking you’d see a lot more backlash.
- ucaetano 8y ago> This would work if there was actually a choice And since when should you have a "choice of products"? Companies offer products, if you like them, use them. I don't have a choice of free cars.
- Rjevski 8y agoNobody is talking about free - I’m happy to pay if I was given the choice. You may not have the choice or free cars, but you have a choice of plenty of paid cars, including ones that don’t stalk you everywhere you go. I don’t have a choice between a free Facebook and a paid Facebook that doesn’t stalk me. I have to either take the free Facebook and be stalked.... or not take the free Facebook and still get stalked by their like buttons everywhere.
- rebuilder 8y agoThe tracking seems to be everywhere. How can I tell what a website is doing before visiting it?
- ucaetano 8y agoOnly visit websites you trust. Remember, you're the one accessing. The choice is yours.
- rebuilder 8y agoI could try to do that, or I could just run software that doesn't let me be tracked to the extent possible, signaling to the market participants that I don't want to take part in their panopticon. I fail to see why the latter is so bad.