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Fair, but as long as nothing changes, let us not stop pointing out the irony merely because things remain crooked. The buck has to stop somewhere, and at the en
by nothrabannosir 7y ago
Fair, but as long as nothing changes, let us not stop pointing out the irony merely because things remain crooked. The buck has to stop somewhere, and at the end of the day wapo is profiting from tracking on an article bemoaning tracking. They're free to do so, and being hypocrites doesn't make them wrong, but being not wrong also doesn't make them infallible.
And if someone finally founds a privacy respecting publisher, what better place for them to advertise than a comment lamenting a competitor's failing? Let's keep that door open :)
- andrei_says_ 7y agoI’m wondering if a writer could get away with pointing this irony in their article. Could be a powerful gesture acknowledging the status quo and their own position.
- briandear 7y agoInterestingly, Apple News does respect privacy. The privacy approaches of Siri, Apple News, Apple Music, etc. ought not be overlooked.
- dhimes 7y agoTo your point, as I said in a thread yesterday, I get these trackers and I'm logged in to WaPo. I pay them $100/year and they still track me. How can we make them stop? It's going to take our legislature, because this free market thing isn't going to do it.