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A) Where do you think banks got the idea? They just copied an existing shady business model. B) The developers could have said no. If my boss got a contract wi
by CaptSpify 8y ago
A) Where do you think banks got the idea? They just copied an existing shady business model.
B) The developers could have said no. If my boss got a contract with a bank that said I had to track users against their will, I would turn it down.
The point is that the newspapers are bringing up a legitimate problem. It's not a "panic", it's a valid concern.
- jasonlotito 8y ago> Where do you think banks got the idea? They just copied an existing shady business model. Tracking user input methods is not a shady business model. I was doing this for web forms back in 2003/4 to fight fraud, improve the user experience, and find problems. > If my boss got a contract with a bank that said I had to track users against their will But they aren't being tracked against their will, so you would have done this.
- CaptSpify 8y agoJust because you have done it before doesn't mean it isn't a shady business model. Are they being notified that they are tracked? Just because you don't have a problem with this practice doesn't mean it is without problems.
- jasonlotito 8y ago> Just because you have done it before doesn't mean it isn't a shady business model. It's not a business model. It's a security mechanism. Willing to bet that you track people. > Just because you don't have a problem with this practice doesn't mean it is without problems. Didn't say it was without problems. I just don't see any issue with using data people provide freely.