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It’s analogous in that the problems associated with its use don’t disappear if only you stop using it.
by GreeniFi 7y ago
It’s analogous in that the problems associated with its use don’t disappear if only you stop using it.
- ddingus 7y agoThat is what advocacy is for. I stopped using it based on advocacy by others. You can too.
- itronitron 7y agoyou can stop using Facebook, but Facebook is still using you by way of its trackers on company websites.
- ddingus 7y agoSo? Let them. In fact, let them continue to escalate all that means. It is all on a path to greater regulation. And, once it gets there, I will very gladly point out they got what they deserve.
- tsukikage 7y ago...so we actually agree with OP's premise that they should be regulated?
- ddingus 7y agoTotally.
- JohnFen 7y ago> Let them No. I'm not going to do nothing while people hit me in the face just because the law might, at some point, give them what they deserve for it. I'm going to do what I can to make the face-punching stop first.
- ddingus 7y agoSuch as?
- JohnFen 7y agoYour question underlines the problem. I don't use these services, and put up as many security barriers against the data collection they engage in as I can, through the use of VPNs, firewalls, avoiding the execution of Javascript, etc. But I can't stop everything. Even so, I'm going to stop as much as I can. I refuse to just lay down and surrender.
- ddingus 7y agoGreat! I do similar things. In my view, it all counts. Surround the problem.