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> The only difference in whether data is creepy or not lies in the answer to a single question Not at all. > Did you willingly provide it AND REMEMBER? Peopl
by TooBrokeToBeg 8y ago
> The only difference in whether data is creepy or not lies in the answer to a single question
Not at all.
> Did you willingly provide it AND REMEMBER?
People have inherent expectations and soft historical memories. The idea that consent is some boundary line is a dystopian legal mechanic, which is specifically at odds with the psychology of humans. Agreeing to something doesn't affect if it's "creepy" (a psychological defense mechanism).
- zAy0LfpBZLC8mAC 8y agoI think you are using an unhelpful definition of "consent", albeit one that is indeed shared by some legal constructs? The idea that "you consented to me having this info, so anything I can come up with to do with this info is fair game" is obviously bullshit. But that's just because it's quite obviously not really consent, but rather a case of someone trying to justify doing something that is obviously lacking consent. People generally consent to specific uses of information, so if someone is ignoring the explicit or implied purpose of collecting some information, they are really just pretending there is consent. Which is, BTW, why the GDPR limits use of collected information to specific purposes (which have to be either inherently required for fulfilling some obligation, or there needs to be consent for that specific purpose).