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Conversely, I would gladly push a button to make such tracking technically impossible. The idea that sending me an unsolicited message entitles you to any infor
by orangecat 7y ago
Conversely, I would gladly push a button to make such tracking technically impossible. The idea that sending me an unsolicited message entitles you to any information about my activity is absurd.
- enraged_camel 7y ago> The idea that sending me an unsolicited message entitles you to any information about my activity is absurd. What about for solicited messages? Just curious.
- ljm 7y agoI think read receipts solved this problem already. If you want someone to know when you open their messages, enable it. Disable it and they don’t find out. If you want to improve that setup, enable read receipts for a whitelist of contacts. People who you do want to notify when you open their message. I think a mistake was made when some messaging apps turned it into an opt-out and also made it punitive, in that opting out would mean that other people’s read receipts would be disabled. I don’t think it would be so bad if every single data point wasn’t hoovered up and sold to third parties. They’re probably using this read status feature to measure engagement and decide how to target more ads. They can infer a lot: who you respond to quickly, who you don’t... who is intimate and who is an acquaintance. Who is important, who isn’t.
- gnicholas 7y agoIf I want someone to know I've received their email, I can do so by replying. Also, I turn on read receipts for a few of my iMessage friends. I would consider doing the same for some of my email contacts if it were possible. But I don't like non-opt-in "features" like Messenger's activity indicator. It is no one's business when I was last on FB, or if I have accessed it via computer or mobile.